Maintenance of tropical tropopause layer cirrus

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue D2, 2010, Pages

  Dinh, T P ^a   Durran, D R ^a   Ackerman, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 77958523106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012735     Document Type: Article

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