Dynamics of resonantly interacting equatorial waves

Carlos F. M. Raupp; Pedro L. Silva Dias

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00151.x

Dynamics of resonantly interacting equatorial waves

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Volume 58 (2006): Issue 2

By: Carlos F. M. Raupp and Pedro L. Silva Dias

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00151.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Submitted on: Aug 24, 2004

Accepted on: Apr 30, 2005

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