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Satellite climatological aspects of the “polar low” and “instant occlusion” Cover

Satellite climatological aspects of the “polar low” and “instant occlusion”

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|Jan 1985

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Language: English
Page range: 433 - 450
Submitted on: Nov 15, 1985
Accepted on: Apr 24, 1985
Published on: Jan 1, 1985
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1985 Andrew M. Carleton, published by Stockholm University Press
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