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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 41, 1989 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

An observational case study of a continental mesoscale vortex

Ernest M. AgeeDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana47907, USA
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James J. LidrbauchDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana47907, USA
Pages 222-245 | Received 09 Feb 1987, Accepted 19 Jul 1988, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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