Mesoscale temperature fluctuations in the Southern Hemisphere stratosphere
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Mesoscale temperature fluctuations in the Southern Hemisphere stratosphere B. L. Gary Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, 5320 E. Calle de la Manzana, Hereford, AZ 85615-9514, 520 803-7805, USA Received: 17 March 2008 – Accepted: 14 April 2008 – Published: 21 May 2008 Correspondence to: B. L. Gary ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union.
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