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The dynamic and thermodynamic structure of monsoon low-pressure systems during extreme rainfall events

Tellus
Volume 67 (2015): Issue 1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v67.27039 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
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Language: English
Page range: 27039 - 27039
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 13, 2015
Published on: Dec 1, 2015
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
monsoon low-pressure systems,
extreme precipitation,
cyclone tracking,
regression analysis

© 2015 Silje Lund Sørland, Asgeir Sorteberg, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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