Interannual variations in the stratospheric circulation with a perfectly steady troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5161-5172

  Chen, Mingyue ^a   Mechoso, Carlos R ^a   Farrara, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0034950099     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900624     Document Type: Article

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