Propagation of waves exited by localized episodic heating in the tropics and their effect on the middle atmosphere: Comparison between two QBO phases

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 641-656

  Horinouchi, Takeshi ^a   Yoden, Shigeo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0040600582     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.75.3_641     Document Type: Article

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