A comparison of reanalyses in the tropical stratosphere. Part 2: the quasi-biennial oscillation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 645-658

  Pawson, S ^a   Fiorino, M ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032445368     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050247     Document Type: Article

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