Windstorms along the western side of the Washington Cascade Mountains. Part I: A high-resolution observational and modeling study of the 12 February 1995 event

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-52

  Colle, Brian A ^a   Mass, Clifford F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 3643106380     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<0028:WATWSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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