Modulation of the Westerly and Easterly Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Phases on the Connection between the Madden–Julian Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Data and Methodology
3. Results
4. Summary and Discussions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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QBO Phase | Years |
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QBOE | 1979/1980; 1989/1990; 1996/1997; 2001/2002; 2003/2004; 2005/2006; 2012/2013; 2014/2015 |
QBOW | 1980/1981; 1985/1986; 1987/1988; 1990/1991; 1995/1996; 2002/2003; 2004/2005; 2006/2007; 2008/2009; 2013/2014 |
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Song, L.; Wu, R. Modulation of the Westerly and Easterly Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Phases on the Connection between the Madden–Julian Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11020175
Song L, Wu R. Modulation of the Westerly and Easterly Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Phases on the Connection between the Madden–Julian Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation. Atmosphere. 2020; 11(2):175. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11020175
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Lei, and Renguang Wu. 2020. "Modulation of the Westerly and Easterly Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Phases on the Connection between the Madden–Julian Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation" Atmosphere 11, no. 2: 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11020175
APA StyleSong, L., & Wu, R. (2020). Modulation of the Westerly and Easterly Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Phases on the Connection between the Madden–Julian Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation. Atmosphere, 11(2), 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11020175