Defining marine boundary layer clouds with a prognostic scheme

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1817-1833

  Wang, Shouping ^a  

^a Global Hydrology and Climate Center   (United States)

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EID: 0001070810     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<1817:DMBLCW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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