Dynamics of zonal-mean flow assimilation and implications for winter circulation anomalies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1758-1775

  DeWeaver, Eric ^a   Nigam, Sumant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HADLEY CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031403726     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1758:DOZMFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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