Vertical structure and dominant horizontal scales of baroclinic waves in the NASA DAO and NCEP reanalyses

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3266-3278

  Straus, David M ^a   Yang, Qiulian ^a,b  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

^b HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0008228151     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<3266:VSADHS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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