The influence of geopotential heights on New South Wales rainfall

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 179-193

  Nazemosadat, M J ^a   Cordery, I ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0031502261     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01027384     Document Type: Article

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