Kelvin wave variability near the equatorial tropopause observed in GPS radio occultation measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Randel, William J ^a   Wu, Fei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; KELVIN WAVE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 17344374019     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005006     Document Type: Article

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