The formation of nocturnal rainfall offshore from convection over Western kalimantan (Borneo) Island

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 86A, Issue , 2008, Pages 187-203

  Wu, Peiming ^a   Yamanaka, Manabu D ^a   Matsumoto, Jun ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84970024584     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.86A.187     Document Type: Article

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