Global view of the intraseasonal oscillation during northern winter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2386-2406

  Hsu, Huang Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPICS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WINTER;

EID: 0030389853     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2386:GVOTIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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