Africa and West Asia

Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 477-495

  Barlow, Mathew ^a  

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EID: 84996803951     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13914-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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