Free and forced interannual variability of the circulation in the extratropical northern hemisphere middle atmosphere

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 123, Issue , 2000, Pages 227-239

  Hamilton, Kevin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36448944275     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM123p0227     Document Type: Chapter

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