A comparison of tracking methods for extreme cyclones in the Arctic basin
By: Ian Simmonds and Irina Rudeva
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v66.25252 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 25252 - 25252
Submitted on: Jun 22, 2014
Accepted on: Aug 10, 2014
Published on: Dec 1, 2014
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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