Diurnal and seasonal occurrence of polar patches

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 533-537

  Rodger, A S ^a   Graham, A C ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0348213188     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0533-5     Document Type: Article

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