New Observations and Modelling of a QBO-Like Oscillation in Jupiter's Stratosphere

Icarus

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-55

  Friedson, A James ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0004550111     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.6038     Document Type: Article

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