Statistical Properties of Episodes of Enhanced 2-3-Day Convection in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3482-3494

  Schrage, Jon M ^a   Clayson, Carol Anne ^a   Strahl, Brian ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fleet Numer Meteorol/Oceanogr C   (United States)

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EID: 0347034079     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<3482:SPOEOE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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