Seasonal and interannual variability of the stratosphere diagnosed from UKMO TOVS analyses

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 568, 2000, Pages 2585-2604

  Scaife, A A ^a   Austin, J ^a   Butchart, N ^a   Pawson, S ^b   Keil, M ^a   Nash, J ^a   James, I N ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; Interhemispheric differences; Quasi biennial oscillation; Satellite observations; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONALITY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033816643     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656812     Document Type: Article

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