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Original Articles
An objective climatology of mobile troughs in the northern hemisphere
Randy J. LefevreDepartment of Meteorology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas77843-3150, USA
& John W. Nielsen-GammonDepartment of Meteorology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas77843-3150, USA
Pages 638-655
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Received 02 Sep 1994, Accepted 02 Jan 1995, Published online: 15 Dec 2016
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