Contribution to the circulation climatology of the eastern equatorial Pacific: Lower-atmospheric jets

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D16, 1998, Pages 19443-19451

  Hastenrath, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; JET STREAM;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032572940     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02007     Document Type: Article

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