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Original Articles

Cyclogenesis in a conditionally unstable moist baroclinic atmosphere

Mankin MakDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL61801, USA
Pages 14-33 | Received 01 Dec 1992, Accepted 26 Jul 1993, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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