Modulation of the mesospheric semiannual oscillation by the quasibiennial oscillation

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 563-569

  Garcia, Rolando R ^a   Sassi, Fabrizio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MESOSPHERE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATION;

EID: 0033367459     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353215     Document Type: Article

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