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Diagnosing cyclogenesis by partitioning energy and potential enstrophy in a linear quasi-geostrophic model Cover

Diagnosing cyclogenesis by partitioning energy and potential enstrophy in a linear quasi-geostrophic model

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|Jan 2001

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Language: English
Page range: 567 - 577
Submitted on: Jun 8, 2000
Accepted on: Apr 6, 2001
Published on: Jan 1, 2001
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2001 Daniel Hodyss, Richard Grotjahn, published by Stockholm University Press
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