Potential vorticity: A short history of its definitions and uses

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 275-280

  Thorpe, Alan J ^a,b   Volkert, Hans ^a,c  

^a University of Reading ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 0006963231     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/metz/6/1997/275     Document Type: Article

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