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Original Articles

Moist dynamics and orographic precipitation

Qingfang JiangUniversity of Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Visiting scientist at Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 301-316 | Received 30 Sep 2002, Accepted 25 Feb 2003, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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