"quasi-biennial oscillation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quasi-biennial oscillations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun}} quasi-biennial oscillation (plural quasi-biennial oscillations)
  1. A quasiperiodic oscillation of the equatorial zonal wind between easterlies and westerlies in the tropical stratosphere Wikipedia link: quasi-biennial oscillation Synonyms: QBO
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