Diagnostics of cyclogenesis over the Aegean sea using potential vorticity inversion

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 25-33

  Flocas, Helena A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 0034340731     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050061     Document Type: Article

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