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Effects of orography on Mediterranean lee cyclogenesis and its relationship to European blocking Cover

Effects of orography on Mediterranean lee cyclogenesis and its relationship to European blocking

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|Jan 1983

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Language: English
Page range: 269 - 286
Submitted on: May 10, 1982
Accepted on: Oct 26, 1982
Published on: Jan 1, 1983
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1983 S. Tibaldi, A. Buzzi, published by Stockholm University Press
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