Comprehensive meteorological modelling of the middle atmosphere: A tutorial review

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1591-1627

  Hamilton, Kevin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GCM; GRAVITY WAVE; METEOROLOGICAL MODELLING; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030424404     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(96)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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