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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 47, 1995 - Issue 5
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North Atlantic ultra high frequency variability

Franck AyraultMétéo France, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, 42, av. G. Coriolis, F-31057Toulouse-Cedex, France
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François LalauretteMétéo France, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, 42, av. G. Coriolis, F-31057Toulouse-Cedex, France
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Alain JolyMétéo France, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, 42, av. G. Coriolis, F-31057Toulouse-Cedex, France
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Cécile LooMétéo France, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, 42, av. G. Coriolis, F-31057Toulouse-Cedex, France
Pages 671-696 | Received 08 Sep 1994, Accepted 24 Feb 1995, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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