Poleward shift and change of frontal activity in the southern hemisphere over the last 40 years

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 539-552

  Solman, Silvina A ^a   Orlanski, Isidoro ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84893848029     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0105.1     Document Type: Article

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