A case study of Saharan cyclogenesis

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1147-1165

  Thorncroft, C D ^a   Flocas, H A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 0001087764     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<1147:ACSOSC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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