‘Explosive’ meridional migration of cyclones and anticyclones

Doron Nof; Stephen Van Gorder

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00297.x

‘Explosive’ meridional migration of cyclones and anticyclones

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Volume 60 (2008): Issue 2

By: Doron Nof and Stephen Van Gorder

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00297.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 372 - 383

Submitted on: May 22, 2007

Accepted on: Nov 21, 2007

Published on: Jan 1, 2008

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