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An investigation of the spectral structure of atmospheric waves near a jet stream Cover

An investigation of the spectral structure of atmospheric waves near a jet stream

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|Jan 1973

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Language: English
Page range: 111 - 131
Submitted on: Aug 7, 1972
Accepted on: Oct 30, 1972
Published on: Jan 1, 1973
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1973 Ching-Yen Tsay, S. K. Kao, published by Stockholm University Press
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