Net effect of the QBO in a Chemistry Climate Model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 6505-6525

  Punge, H J ^a,b   Giorgetta, M A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

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EID: 80052001042     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-6505-2008     Document Type: Article

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