A fast moving easterly wave of the West Africa troposphere

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 39-47

  Diedhiou, A ^a   Janicot, S ^a   Viltard, A ^a   De Felice, P ^a   Laurent, H ^b  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032270719     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01025182     Document Type: Article

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