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A simple, vertically resolved model of tropical disturbances with a humidity closure Cover

A simple, vertically resolved model of tropical disturbances with a humidity closure

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|Jan 2007

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Language: English
Page range: 344 - 354
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2006
Accepted on: Jan 12, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2007
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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