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Applications of point vortex equilibria: blocking events and the stability of the polar vortex Cover

Applications of point vortex equilibria: blocking events and the stability of the polar vortex

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Language: English
Page range: 29184 - 29184
Submitted on: Jul 17, 2015
Accepted on: Nov 20, 2015
Published on: Dec 1, 2015
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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