Equatorial annual oscillation with QBO-driven 5-year modulation in NCEP data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-45

  Mayr, H G ^a   Mengel, J G ^b   Huang, F T ^c   Nash, E R ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c Creative Computing Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATITUDE; MODELING; OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND PROFILE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 33846858167     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-37-2007     Document Type: Article

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