Decadal time scale trends and variability in the tropospheric circulation over the South Pole

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D22, 1999, Pages 27217-27251

  Neff, W D ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH POLE;

EID: 0033610945     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900483     Document Type: Article

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