An examination of midlatitude power spectra: evidence for standing variance and the signature of El Niño
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v41i5.11847 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 371 - 384
Submitted on: Jun 14, 1988
Accepted on: Oct 11, 1988
Published on: Jan 1, 1989
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