Quasi-biennial and Quasi-triennial oscillations in some atmospheric parameters

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 567-583

  Kane, R P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Quasi biennial oscillation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; OSCILLATIONS; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL; QUASI-TRIENNIAL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TROPICAL; WIND VARIATION; WINDS;

EID: 0029810776     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00878845     Document Type: Article

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