Compatibility between modes of low-frequency variability andcirculation types: A case study of the northwest Iberian Peninsula

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue D2, 2010, Pages

  Ramos, A M ^a   Lorenzo, M N ^a   Gimeno, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

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EID: 84861079189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012194     Document Type: Article

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