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Evolution of a synoptic-scale vortex advecting toward a high mountain Cover

Evolution of a synoptic-scale vortex advecting toward a high mountain

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|Jan 2003

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Language: English
Page range: 158 - 172
Submitted on: Oct 26, 2001
Accepted on: Jul 2, 2002
Published on: Jan 1, 2003
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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