Global QBO circulation derived from UKMO stratospheric analyses

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 457-474

  Randel, William J ^a   Wu, Fei ^a   Swinbank, Richard ^b   Nash, John ^b   O'Neill, Alan ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

GLOBAL QUASIBIENNIAL OSCILLATION (QBO) CIRCULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0033076061     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0457:GQCDFU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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