The semi-annual oscillation in upper stratospheric and mesospheric water vapour as observed by HALOE

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 551, 1998, Pages 2493-2515

  Jackson, D R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Middle atmosphere; Satellite observations; Semi annual oscillation

Indexed keywords

MIXING RATIO; OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032451766     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55115     Document Type: Article

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