Subtropical Jet Streaks over the South Pacific

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 438-446

  Vincent, Dayton G ^a   Ko, Ken Chung ^a   Schrage, Jon M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000550525     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0438:sjsots>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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