Effects of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation on-long-lived greenhouse gases in the troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D16, 2000, Pages 20581-20587

  Hamilton, Kevin ^a   Fan, Song Miao ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GAS; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0005462843     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900331     Document Type: Article

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