Sensitivity of the Southern Hemisphere Semiannual Oscillation in surface pressure to changes in surface boundary conditions

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 424-441

  Walland, David J ^a   Simmonds, Ian H ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATE SIGNAL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OSCILLATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0032467571     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1998.t01-5-00004.x     Document Type: Article

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