Midlatitude mesosphere/lower thermosphere region winds and their connection with European and Asian tropospheric parameters

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 231-243

  Jacobi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; PLANETARY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; THERMOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0034069698     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040070046     Document Type: Article

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