A reexamination of the QBO period modulation by the solar cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Fischer, Patrick ^a   Tung, K K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVELET TRANSFORMS; WIND;

DATA SET; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR CYCLE; STRATOSPHERE;

ASIA; BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 45749088525     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008983     Document Type: Article

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