Long-term variability in the equatorial middle atmosphere zonal wind

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D8, 1996, Pages 12847-12854

  Burrage, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CIRCULATION;

DOPPLER IMAGER; EQUATORIAL ATMOSPHERE; HRDI; MSAO; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; UARS; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0030449824     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD00575     Document Type: Article

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