The twentieth century african easterly waves in reanalysis systems and IPCC simulations, from intra-seasonal to inter-annual variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1099-1117

  Ruti, Paolo M ^a   Dell'Aquila, Alessandro ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

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EID: 80052532892     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0894-z     Document Type: Article

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