Surges over the Gulf of California during the Mexican Monsoon

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 417-437

  Stensrud, David J ^a   Gall, Robert L ^b   Nordquist, Mel K ^c  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c National Weather Service   (United States)

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EID: 5244270843     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0417:SOTGOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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