Polar lows in the Labrador Sea: A case study
By: G. W. K. Moore, M. C. Reader, J. York and S. Sathiyamoorthy
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v48i1.11630 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 40
Submitted on: Aug 29, 1994
Accepted on: Apr 27, 1995
Published on: Jan 1, 1996
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 1996 G. W. K. Moore, M. C. Reader, J. York, S. Sathiyamoorthy, published by Stockholm University Press
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