Meteorological excitation of interannual polar motion by the North Atlantic Oscillation

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-73

  Chao, Benjamin Fong ^a   Zhou, Yong Hong ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANDLER WOBBLE; EARTH ROTATION; METEOROLOGY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION;

EID: 0345490829     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(97)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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