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Original Articles

The structure and evolution of a wintertime occluded front

Pirkko SaarikiviDepartment of Meteorology, University of Helsinki, Hallituskatu 11-13, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Timo PuhakkaDepartment of Meteorology, University of Helsinki, Hallituskatu 11-13, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland
Pages 122-139 | Received 01 Dec 1988, Accepted 16 May 1989, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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