Comparison of U.K. Meteorological Office and U.S. National Meteorological Center stratospheric analyses during northern and southern winter

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D6, 1996, Pages 10311-10334

  Manney, G L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; UARS; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 0030445876     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03350     Document Type: Article

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