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The impact of flow regimes on asymmetry of orographic drag at moderate and low Rossby numbers Cover

The impact of flow regimes on asymmetry of orographic drag at moderate and low Rossby numbers

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|Jan 2000

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Language: English
Page range: 365 - 379
Submitted on: Nov 21, 1997
Accepted on: Nov 3, 1999
Published on: Jan 1, 2000
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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