Two comments on the surface quasigeostrophic model for the atmospheric energy spectrum

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1069-1072

  Lindborg, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 69849092287     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2972.1     Document Type: Note

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