The evolution and structure of a tropical island sea/land-breeze system, northern Australia

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 45-59

  Oliphant, Andrew J ^a   Sturman, A P ^b   Tapper, N J ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035648542     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030170005     Document Type: Article

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