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Linear amplification of marginally neutral baroclinic waves

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|Jan 2008

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Language: English
Page range: 1079 - 1088
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2008
Accepted on: Jun 27, 2008
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2008 Hylke De Vries, Martin Ehrendorfer, published by Stockholm University Press
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