Diabatic effects on potential vorticity over the global tropics

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 527-542

  Krishnamurti, T N ^a   Jha, Bhaskar ^a   Bedi, H S ^a   Mohanty, U C ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

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EID: 0040778338     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.78.5_527     Document Type: Article

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