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A note on 1-dimensional calculations of baroclinic and barotropic instabilities Cover

A note on 1-dimensional calculations of baroclinic and barotropic instabilities

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|Jan 1997

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Language: English
Page range: 337 - 346
Submitted on: Jul 17, 1996
Accepted on: Oct 25, 1996
Published on: Jan 1, 1997
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1997 Peter D. Ditlevsen, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.