Isentropic formation of the tropopause

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 555-568

  Ambaum, Maarten ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001421137     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0555:IFOTT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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