The semi-annual oscillation and antarctic climate. Part 3: The role of near-surface wind speed and cloudiness

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-130

  Van Den Broeke, Michiel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antarctic climate; Cloudiness; Semi annual oscillation; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

CLOUD COVER; POLAR METEOROLOGY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034088674     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(200002)20:2<117::AID-JOC481>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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