Variability of the polar night jet in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D18, 2001, Pages 20703-20713

  Kuroda, Yuhji ^a   Kodera, Kunihiko ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; JET FLOW; POLAR REGION; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0034774090     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900226     Document Type: Article

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