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An instability study of the onset-vortex of the southwest monsoon, 1979 Cover

An instability study of the onset-vortex of the southwest monsoon, 1979

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|Jan 1982

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Language: English
Page range: 358 - 368
Submitted on: Jun 1, 1981
Accepted on: Oct 13, 1981
Published on: Jan 1, 1982
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1982 Mankin Mak, C.-Y.Jim Kao, published by Stockholm University Press
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