Frontal theory

Weather

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 120-134

  Parker, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85032851460     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-8696.2000.tb04043.x     Document Type: Article

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