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8 - Storm tracks, blocking, and climate change: a review

from Part II - High-impact weather in mid latitudes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

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Tim Woollings
Edited by
Jianping Li ,
Richard Swinbank ,
Richard Grotjahn  and
Hans Volkert
Jianping Li
Affiliation:
Beijing Normal University
Richard Swinbank
Affiliation:
Met Office, Exeter
Richard Grotjahn
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Hans Volkert
Affiliation:
Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt eV (DLR)
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Dynamics and Predictability of Large-Scale, High-Impact Weather and Climate Events , pp. 113 - 121
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