Interannual variability of stratospheric zonal wind forced by the northern lower-stratospheric large-scale waves

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2270-2283

  Kinnersley, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRATOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0032430948     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2270:IVOSZW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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