Interdependence of the tropical and extratropical QBO: Relationship to the solar cycle versus a biennial oscillation in the stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 29789-29798

  Salby, Murry ^a   Callaghan, Patrick ^b   Shea, Dennis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Atmospheric Systems and Analysis   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR CYCLE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0031400458     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02606     Document Type: Article

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