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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 42, 1990 - Issue 2
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Diurnal variation of California coastal stratocumulus from two days of boundary layer soundings

Alan K. Betts RD 2 Box 3300, Middlebury, VT. 05753, USA
Pages 302-304 | Received 25 Oct 1988, Accepted 23 Feb 1989, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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