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Quasi-biennial oscillation of the tropical stratospheric aerosol layer
R. Hommel
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Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
now at: Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
C. Timmreck
Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
M. A. Giorgetta
Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
H. F. Graf
Department of Geography, Centre for Atmospheric Science, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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