High-latitude influence of the quasi-biennial oscillation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 678, 2014, Pages 1-21

  Anstey, James A ^a,b   Shepherd, Theodore G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular modes; Decadal variability; Holton Tan effect; Interannual variability; Middle atmosphere; Polar vortex; Seasonal predictability; Stratosphere troposphere coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925010706     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2132     Document Type: Review

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