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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 42, 1990 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

On the operational predictability of blocking

Stefano TibaldiEuropean Centre/or Medium-range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
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Franco MolteniEuropean Centre/or Medium-range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
Pages 343-365 | Received 31 May 1988, Accepted 29 Mar 1989, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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