Vertical mode decomposition and model resolution
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v38i3.11713 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 205 - 214
Submitted on: Apr 29, 1985
Accepted on: Jul 26, 1985
Published on: Jan 1, 1986
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