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On the secondary meridional circulation associated with the quasi-biennial oscillation Cover

On the secondary meridional circulation associated with the quasi-biennial oscillation

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|Jan 2002

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Language: English
Page range: 395 - 406
Submitted on: Jan 29, 2001
Accepted on: May 14, 2002
Published on: Jan 1, 2002
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2002 Wookap Choi, Hyunah Lee, William B. Grant, Jae H. Park, James R. Holton, Kwang-Mog Lee, Barbara Naujokat, published by Stockholm University Press
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