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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 47, 1995 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Dynamical conceptual models of upper-level mobile trough formation: comparison and application

John W. Nielsen-GammonDepartment of Meteorology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX77843-3150, USA
Pages 705-721 | Received 26 Aug 1994, Accepted 20 Feb 1995, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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