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Effect of the Quadric Shear Zonal Flows and Beta on the Downstream Development of Certain Unstable Baroclinic Waves Cover

Effect of the Quadric Shear Zonal Flows and Beta on the Downstream Development of Certain Unstable Baroclinic Waves

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|Jan 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/tellusa.28 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Submitted on: Jan 13, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 5, 2022
Published on: Jan 4, 2023
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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