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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 46, 1994 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

The generation of available potential energy, according to Lorenz’ exact and approximate equations

Peter SiegmundRoyal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 201, 3730AE De Bilt, The Netherlands
Pages 566-582 | Received 13 Aug 1993, Accepted 13 Dec 1993, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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