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Relationships between convective asymmetry, imbalance and intensity in numerically simulated tropical cyclones

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|Dec 2013

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Language: English
Page range: 20168 - 20168
Submitted on: Nov 26, 2012
Accepted on: Jul 22, 2013
Published on: Dec 1, 2013
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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