Tropical mixing barriers in the lower stratosphere in the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory SKYHI model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 21465-21478

  Bowman, Kenneth P ^a   Hu, Yongyun ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; MIXING;

ATMOSPHERE; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MIXING; TROPICAL;

EID: 0007621319     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01606     Document Type: Article

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