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Original Articles

Some dynamical characteristics and thermal structure of monsoon depressions over the Bay of Bengal

S. RajamaniDepartment of Geosciences, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin53201, USA
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D. N. SikdarDepartment of Geosciences, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin53201, USA
Pages 255-269 | Received 31 Mar 1987, Accepted 29 Jul 1988, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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