On a possible mechanism of anomalous diffusion by Rossby waves

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3185-3193

  Dupont, F ^a   McLachlan, R I ^b   Zeitlin, V ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0006315196     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869845     Document Type: Article

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