Internal interannual variability of the extratropical stratospheric circulation: the low-latitude flywheel

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 550, 1998, Pages 2149-2173

  Scott, R K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032428241     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55015     Document Type: Article

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