High-latitude cold season frontal cloud systems and their precipitation efficiency

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 439-454

  Szeto, K K ^a   Stewart, R E ^a   Hanesiak, J M ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0001235106     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v49i4.14682     Document Type: Article

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