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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 59, 2007 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

The relative vorticity of ocean surface winds from the QuikSCAT satellite and its effects on the geneses of tropical cyclones in the South China Sea

Lei WangDepartment of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Hong Kong, China;Correspondence[email protected]
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Kai-Hon LauInstitute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Hong Kong,China;;Atmospheric, Marine and Coastal Environment Program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Hong Kong,China
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Chi-Hung FungDepartment of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Hong Kong, China;
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Jian-Ping GanDepartment of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Hong Kong, China;;Atmospheric, Marine and Coastal Environment Program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,Hong Kong,China
Pages 562-569 | Received 05 Dec 2006, Accepted 22 Mar 2007, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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