Relationship between singular modes of blocking flow and high-frequency Eddies

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 631-646

  Maeda, Shuhei ^a   Kobayashi, Chiaki ^b   Takano, Kiyoharu ^b   Tsuyuki, Tadashi ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 0039592667     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.78.5_631     Document Type: Article

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