Arctic polar vortex variability in the Canadian middle atmosphere model

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 457-469

  Chaffey, Jason D ^a   Fyfe, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0035561382     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.2001.9649688     Document Type: Article

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