Propagation of the Arctic Oscillation from the stratosphere to the troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 30937-30946

  Baldwin, Mark P ^a   Dunkerton, Timothy J ^a  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOTENTIAL; OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0033611395     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900445     Document Type: Article

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