Baroclinic instability as a mechanism for the serial development of polar lows: a case study
By: Richard J. Reed and Charles N. Duncan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v39i4.11766 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 376 - 384
Submitted on: Jun 18, 1986
Accepted on: Nov 18, 1986
Published on: Jan 1, 1987
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1987 Richard J. Reed, Charles N. Duncan, published by Stockholm University Press
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