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Original Articles

Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric Polar Vortex Extremes in February under the Control of Downward Wave Flux in the Lower Stratosphere

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Pages 183-188 | Received 02 Dec 2011, Accepted 30 Jan 2012, Published online: 03 Jul 2015

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