The North Atlantic Oscillation: An enigmatic see-saw

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-294

  Perry, Allen ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000505536     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913300674638863     Document Type: Article

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