The anomalous change in the QBO in 2015–2016

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 8791-8797

  Newman, P A ^a   Coy, L ^a,b   Pawson, S ^a   Lait, L R ^a,c  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

QBO

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

AVERAGE PERIOD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIOSONDE OBSERVATIONS; TROPICAL WINDS; ZONAL WIND;

RADIOSONDES;

EASTERLY WAVE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIOSONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84983595529     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL070373     Document Type: Article

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