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NEWELL has drawn attention to an anomalous increase of about 5° C in the stratospheric temperatures in tropical and mid-latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere since 1963. He suggested a causal relationship between this increase and the eruption of Mount Agung in March 1963, which injected large quantities of volcanic material into the stratosphere2. I wish to draw attention to several publications which have shown that at the same time a breakdown occurred in the quasi-biennial oscillation. This should be considered before Newell's conclusion can be accepted.
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SPARROW, J. Stratospheric Properties and Bali Dust. Nature 229, 107 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229107a0
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