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Original Articles

On radiating baroclinic instability of zonally varying flow

Catherine A. FinleyAtmospheric Science Program, University of California, Davis, CA95616, USA;Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO80523, USA.
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Terrence R. NathanAtmospheric Science Program, University of California, Davis, CA95616, USA
Pages 54-71 | Received 07 Feb 1992, Accepted 22 Jun 1992, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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