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The structure and evolution of an explosive cyclone near Iceland Cover

The structure and evolution of an explosive cyclone near Iceland

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|Jan 1995

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Language: English
Page range: 656 - 670
Submitted on: Sep 9, 1994
Accepted on: Mar 9, 1995
Published on: Jan 1, 1995
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1995 Jón Egill Kristjánsson, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, published by Stockholm University Press
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