Comparison of stratospheric zonal winds and El Niño-southern Oscillation in recent decades

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 525-532

  Kane, R P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ENSO; Spectra; Stratosphere; Troposphere; Winds

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

STRATOSPERIC WINDS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 2142759674     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1004     Document Type: Article

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