A comparison of reanalyses in the tropical stratosphere. Part 3: Inclusion of the pre-satellite data era

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-250

  Pawson, S ^a   Fiorino, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DATA SET; HISTORICAL RECORD; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033055468     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050279     Document Type: Article

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