Vertical structure from recent observations

Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 537-548

  Zhang, Chidong ^a  

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EID: 84892963652     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13914-7_16     Document Type: Chapter

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