Climatological ISSN 0280-6495 features of blocking anticyclones in the Northern Hemisphere
By: Anthony R. Lupo and Phillip J. Smith
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v48i4.12077 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 439 - 456
Submitted on: Jul 19, 1993
Accepted on: Jul 18, 1994
Published on: Jan 1, 1996
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 1996 Anthony R. Lupo, Phillip J. Smith, published by Stockholm University Press
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