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Atmosphere-Ocean Volume 35, 1997 - Issue sup1: Monograph:Numerical Methods in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling: The André J. Robert Memorial Volume
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The Formulation of the André Robert MC2 (Mesoscale Compressible Community) Model

René Laprise Cooperative Centre for Research, Mesometeorology (CCRM); Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, UQAM
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Daniel Caya Cooperative Centre for Research, Mesometeorology (CCRM); Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, UQAM
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Guy Bergeron Cooperative Centre for Research, Mesometeorology (CCRM); Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, UQAM
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Michel Giguère Cooperative Centre for Research, Mesometeorology (CCRM); Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, UQAM
Pages 195-220 | Received 04 Jan 1995, Published online: 26 Jul 2011

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