Simulation of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation using a general circulation model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 661-664

  Takahashi, Masaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GCM; OSCILLATION SIMULATION; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SIMULATION EVALUATION; ZONAL WIND AMPLITUDE;

EID: 0029752985     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95GL03413     Document Type: Article

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