Dynamical implications of the orientation of atmospheric eddies: a local energetics perspective

M. Cai; S. Yang; H. M. Van Den Dool; V. E. Kousky

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00213.x

Dynamical implications of the orientation of atmospheric eddies: a local energetics perspective

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Volume 59 (2007): Issue 1

By: M. Cai, S. Yang, H. M. Van Den Dool and V. E. Kousky

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