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General circulation model simulation of the structure and energetics of atmospheric normal modes Cover

General circulation model simulation of the structure and energetics of atmospheric normal modes

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|Jan 1987

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Language: English
Page range: 435 - 459
Submitted on: Apr 28, 1986
Accepted on: Dec 29, 1986
Published on: Jan 1, 1987
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1987 Kevin Hamilton, published by Stockholm University Press
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