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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 41, 1989 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

An examination of midlatitude power spectra: evidence for standing variance and the signature of El Niño

Anthony R. HansenMeteorology Research Center, Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, MN55440; USA
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Alfonso SuteraDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. USA
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David E. VenneMeteorology Research Center, Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, MN55440; USA
Pages 371-384 | Received 14 Jun 1988, Accepted 11 Oct 1988, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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