The new BMRC limited area prediction system, LAPS

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-223

  Puri, K ^a   Dietachmayer, G S ^a,b   Mills, G A ^a   Davidson, N E ^a   Bowen, R A ^a   Logan, L W ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032165824     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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