The general circulation of the atmosphere: an evolving problem

Edward N. Lorenz

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v43i4.15394

The general circulation of the atmosphere: an evolving problem

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 43 (1991): Issue 4

By: Edward N. Lorenz

Open Access

|Jan 1991

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