The speed of observed and theoretical long extratropical planetary waves

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1946-1966

  Killworth, Peter D ^a   Chelton, Dudley B ^b   De Szoeke, Roland A ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000504507     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1946:TSOOAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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