Scatterometer winds composited according to the phase of tropical intraseasonal oscillations

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-272

  Madden, Roland A ^a   Hoar, Timothy J ^a   Milliff, Ralph F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HADLEY CELL; SCATTEROMETER; SURFACE WIND; TROPOSPHERE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032791624     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v51i2.12320     Document Type: Article

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