Barotropic instability in frontolytic strain

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 549, 1998, Pages 1617-1632

  Parker, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; FRONT;

EID: 0031735311     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54912     Document Type: Article

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