A modulation of the mechanism of the semiannual oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 442-450

  Meehl, Gerald A ^a   Hurrell, James W ^a   Van Loon, Harry ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE SIGNAL; OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0032455513     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1998.t01-3-00005.x     Document Type: Article

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