Simulation of exact barotropic vorticity equation solutions using a spectral model

Atmosfera

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-243

  Perez Garcia, Ismael ^a   Skiba, Yuri N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BAROTROPIC MODE; FLUID DYNAMICS; VORTICITY;

EID: 0343920017     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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