Published By The American Geophysical Union As Part Of The Geophysical Monograph Series. This Book Tells Of: Dynamics Of Stratospheric Polar Vortices ; Chemistry And Dynamics Of The Ozone Hole ; Role Of Solar Variability In The Stratosphere ; Effect Of Gravity Waves In The Stratosphere ; Importance Of Atmospheric Annular Modes. This Volume Will Be Of Interest To Graduate Students And Scientists Who Wish To Learn More About The Stratosphere. It Will Also Be Useful To Atmospheric Science Departments As A Textbook For Classes On The Stratosphere.--publisher's Website. Foreword: R. Alan Plumb -- A Brief Biographical Sketch And Personal Tribute / Adam H. Sobel -- Preface / Lorenzo M. Polvani, Adam H. Sobel, And Darryn W. Waugh -- Introduction / Darryn W. Waugh And Lorenzo M. Polvani -- Middle Atmosphere Research Before Alan Plumb / Marvin A. Geller -- Planetary Waves And The Extratropical Winter Stratosphere / R. Alan Plumb -- Stratospheric Polar Vortices / Darryn W. Waugh And Lorenzo M. Polvani -- Annular Modes Of The Troposphere And Stratosphere / Paul J. Kushner -- Stratospheric Equatorial Dynamics / Lesley J. Gray -- Gravity Waves In The Stratosphere / M. Joan Alexander -- Variability And Trends In Stratospheric Temperature And Water Vapor / William J. Randel -- Trace Gas Transport In The Stratosphere : Diagnostic Tools And Techniques / Mark R. Schoeberl And Anne R. Douglass -- Chemistry And Dynamics Of The Antarctic Ozone Hole / Paul A. Newman -- Solar Variability And The Stratosphere / Joanna D. Haigh. L.m. Polvani, A.h. Sobel, D.w. Waugh, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.