Relationships between stability and monsoon convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-36

  Mcbride, John L ^a   Frank, William M ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032999684     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0024:RBSAMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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