Numerical studies on time variations of the troposphere-stratosphere coupled system

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 80, Issue 4 B, 2002, Pages 811-830

  Yoden, Shigeo ^a   Taguchi, Masakazu ^a   Naito, Yoko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0036769957     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.80.811     Document Type: Article

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