The descent rates of the shear zones of the equatorial QBO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1937-1949

  Kinnersley, Jonathan S ^a   Pawson, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESCENT; PLANETARY WAVE; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 0030431091     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1937:TDROTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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