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Linear solutions for the frequency and amplitude modulation of ENSO by the annual cycle Cover

Linear solutions for the frequency and amplitude modulation of ENSO by the annual cycle

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Language: English
Page range: 238 - 243
Submitted on: Jan 17, 2010
Accepted on: Aug 27, 2010
Published on: Jan 1, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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