Stable discontinuities in the atmosphere over South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 381-386

  Cosijn, C ^a   Tyson, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; ATMOSPHERE; STABLE LAYER; THERMODYNAMIC STRUCTURE; TROPOSPHERE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030301856     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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