Orographic Precipitation in the Tropics
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Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; KirShbaum—Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Warren—Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; lareau—Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Palany—Météo-France, Martinique; JameS—Forestry Division, Dominica; French—Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Professor Ronald B. Smith, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109 E-mail: [email protected]
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