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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 44, 1992 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Numerical study of convective scale selection in a cloud-topped marine boundary layer

Brian H. FiedlerSchool of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd # 1310, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK73019, USA
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Steven PeckhamSchool of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd # 1310, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK73019, USA
Pages 366-380 | Received 06 Nov 1991, Accepted 23 Mar 1992, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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