Mechanism of zonal index evolution in a two-layer model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 2232-2246

  Lee, Sukyoung ^a   Feldstein, Steven ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; TWO LAYER MODEL; ZONAL INDEX;

EID: 0030419368     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2232:MOZIEI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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