The structure, water budget, and radiational features of a high-latitude warm front

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1553-1573

  Hanesiak, John M ^a   Stewart, Ronald E ^b   Szeto, Kit K ^b   Hudak, David R ^b   Leighton, Henry G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001323415     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1553:TSWBAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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