Enhanced cold front propagation due to turbulent mixing

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 201-214

  Becker, A ^a   Keuler, K ^a   Ewenz, C M ^b   Kraus, H ^b   Schaller, E ^a  

^a Lehrst Umweltmeteorologie B   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 0031500625     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01029702     Document Type: Article

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