Seasonal, interannual, and zonal temperature variability of the tropical stratosphere based on TVOS satellite data: 1987-91

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 540-550

  Claud, Chantal ^a   Scott, N A ^a   Chedin, A ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; RADIOSONDES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; TOVS;

EID: 0033079662     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<0540:SIAZTV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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