Does low-frequency atmospheric variability exhibit regime-like behavior?
By: John M. Wallace, Xinhua Cheng and Dezheng Sun
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v43i4.11935 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 16 - 26
Submitted on: Jul 12, 1990
Accepted on: Nov 21, 1990
Published on: Jan 1, 1991
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© 1991 John M. Wallace, Xinhua Cheng, Dezheng Sun, published by Stockholm University Press
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