The semi-annual oscillation and Antarctic climate. Part 1: Influence on near surface temperatures (1957-79)

Antarctic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-183

  Van Den Broeke, Michiel R ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antarctic climate; Southern Hemisphere circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031805626     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102098000248     Document Type: Article

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