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Structure and variability of the Oman coastal low-level jet Cover

Structure and variability of the Oman coastal low-level jet

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Language: English
Page range: 25285 - 25285
Submitted on: Jun 25, 2014
Accepted on: May 19, 2015
Published on: Dec 1, 2015
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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