Mechanisms for the extratropical QBO in circulation and ozone

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1942-1962

  Kinnersley, Jonathan S ^a   Tung, Ka Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

POLAR REGION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION;

WIND;

CIRCULATION MODELING; OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0032693785     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1942:MFTEQI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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