Gross Moist Stability Assessment during TOGA COARE: Various Interpretations of Gross Moist Stability
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-4928,1520-0469
DOI: 10.1175/jas-d-15-0092.1