Original Research Papers

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  Assimilating high-resolution winds from a Doppler lidar using an ensemble Kalman filter with lateral boundary adjustment

  Masahiro Sawada,  Tsuyoshi Sakai,  Toshiki Iwasaki,  Hiromu Seko,  Kazuo Saito,  Takemasa Miyoshi

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):23473
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  Accounting for observation errors in image data assimilation

  Vincent Chabot,  Maelle Nodet,  Nicolas Papadakis,  Arthur Vidard

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):23629
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  Validation of CMIP5 multimodel ensembles through the smoothness of climate variables

  Myoungji Lee,  Mikyoung Jun,  Marc G. Genton

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):23880
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  A new regional climate model operating at the meso-gamma scale: performance over Europe

  David Lindstedt,  Petter Lind,  Erik Kjellström,  Colin Jones

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24138
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  Thermodynamics of a tropical cyclone: generation and dissipation of mechanical energy in a self-driven convection system

  Hisashi Ozawa,  Shinya Shimokawa

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24216
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  Development and evaluation of a new regional coupled atmosphere–ocean model in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

  Shiyu Wang,  Christian Dieterich,  Ralf Döscher,  Anders Höglund,  Robinson Hordoir,  H. E. Markus Meier,  Patrick Samuelsson,  Semjon Schimanke

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24284
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  Objective determination of the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere

  Joshua Studholme,  Kevin I. Hodges,  Chris M. Brierley

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24474
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  Validation of SMOS sea ice thickness retrieval in the northern Baltic Sea

  Nina Maaß,  Lars Kaleschke,  Xiangshan Tian–Kunze,  Marko Mäkynen,  Matthias Drusch,  Thomas Krumpen,  Stefan Hendricks,  Mikko Lensu,  Jari Haapala,  Christian Haas

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24617
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  Polar low tracks over the Nordic Seas: a 14-winter climatic analysis

  Maxence Rojo,  Chantal Claud,  Paul-Etienne Mallet,  Gunnar Noer,  Andrew M. Carleton,  Marie Vicomte

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24660
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  The error of representation: basic understanding

  Daniel Hodyss,  Nancy Nichols

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24822
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  Identifying added value in high-resolution climate simulations over Scandinavia

  Stephanie Mayer,  Cathrine Fox Maule,  Stefan Sobolowski,  Ole Bøssing Christensen,  Hjalte Jomo Danielsen Sørup,  Maria Antonia Sunyer,  Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen,  Idar Barstad

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):24941
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  Quantitative precipitation estimation based on high-resolution numerical weather prediction and data assimilation with WRF – a performance test

  Hans-Stefan Bauer,  Thomas Schwitalla,  Volker Wulfmeyer,  Atoossa Bakhshaii,  Uwe Ehret,  Malte Neuper,  Olivier Caumont

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25047
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  Snow bands over the Gulf of Finland in wintertime

  Jordi Mazon,  Sami Niemelä,  David Pino,  Hannu Savijärvi,  Timo Vihma

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25102
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  Convection and waves on Small Earth and Deep Atmosphere

  Noureddine Semane,  Peter Bechtold

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25151
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  Towards a theory of optimal localisation

  Jonathan Flowerdew

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25257
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  Structure and variability of the Oman coastal low-level jet

  Raza Ranjha,  Michael Tjernström,  Alvaro Semedo,  Gunilla Svensson,  Rita M. Cardoso

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25285
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  Impact of different solar penetration depths on climate simulations

  Xiaobing Zhou,  Simon J. Marsland,  Russell Fiedler,  Daohua Bi,  Anthony C. Hirst,  Oscar Alves

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25313
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  A non-linear least squares enhanced POD-4DVar algorithm for data assimilation

  Xiangjun Tian,  Xiaobing Feng

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25340
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  Atmospheric energy transport to the Arctic 1979–2012

  Song-Miao Fan,  Lucas M. Harris,  Larry W. Horowitz

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25482
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  Baltic sea level low-frequency variability

  Evgueni A. Kulikov,  Igor P. Medvedev,  Klaus Peter Koltermann

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25642
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  Organisation of potential vorticity on the mesoscale during deep moist convection

  Chris Weijenborg,  Petra Friederichs,  Andreas Hense

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25705
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  Influence of subtropical Rossby wave trains on planetary wave activity over Antarctica in September 2002

  Dieter H. W. Peters,  Pavel Vargin

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25875
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  Ensemble Kalman Filter data assimilation and storm surge experiments of tropical cyclone Nargis

  Le Duc,  Tohru Kuroda,  Kazuo Saito,  Tadashi Fujita

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25941
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  Evaluation of two modified Kalman gain algorithms for radar data assimilation in the WRF model

  Chun Yang,  Jinzhong Min,  Youmin Tang

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25950
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  On downscaling probabilities for heavy 24-hour precipitation events at seasonal-to-decadal scales

  Rasmus E. Benestad,  Abdelkader Mezghani

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25954
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  Spectral analysis of forecast error investigated with an observing system simulation experiment

  Nikki C. Privè,  Ronald M. Errico

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):25977
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  Improved understanding of an extreme rainfall event at the Himalayan foothills – a case study using COSMO

  Prabhakar Shrestha,  Ashok Priyadarshan Dimri,  Annika Schomburg,  Clemens Simmer

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26031
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  Mechanisms underlying temperature extremes in Iberia: a Lagrangian perspective

  João A. Santos,  Stephan Pfahl,  Joaquim G. Pinto,  Heini Wernli

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26032
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  Impact of assimilation window length on diurnal features in a Mars atmospheric analysis

  Yongjing Zhao,  Steven J. Greybush,  R. John Wilson,  Ross N. Hoffman,  Eugenia Kalnay

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26042
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  PODEn4DVar-based radar data assimilation scheme: formulation and preliminary results from real-data experiments with advanced research WRF (ARW)

  Bin Zhang,  Xiangjun Tian,  Jianhua Sun,  Feng Chen,  Yuanchun Zhang,  Lifeng Zhang,  Shenming Fu

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26045
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  Assimilation of zenith total delays in the AROME France convective scale model: a recent assessment

  Jean-Francois Mahfouf,  Furqan Ahmed,  Patrick Moll,  Felix N. Teferle

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26106
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  A composite state method for ensemble data assimilation with multiple limited-area models

  Matthew Kretschmer,  Brian R. Hunt,  Edward Ott,  Craig H. Bishop,  Sabrina Rainwater,  Istvan Szunyogh

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26495
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  Ensemble singular vectors and their use as additive inflation in EnKF

  Shu-Chih Yang,  Eugenia Kalnay,  Takeshi Enomoto

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26536
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  Data assimilation using a climatologically augmented local ensemble transform Kalman filter

  Matthew Kretschmer,  Brian R. Hunt,  Edward Ott

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26617
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  Coupling of convection and circulation at various resolutions

  Cathy Hohenegger,  Linda Schlemmer,  Levi Silvers

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26678
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  Deep convection east of the Andes Cordillera: four hailstorm cases

  Hector Teitelbaum,  Fabio D’andrea

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26806
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  Thermal air–sea coupling in hindcast simulations for the North Sea and Baltic Sea on the NW European shelf

  Matthias Gröger,  Christian Dieterich,  Markus H. E. Meier,  Semjon Schimanke

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26911
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  Comparing hybrid data assimilation methods on the Lorenz 1963 model with increasing non-linearity

  Michael Goodliff,  Javier Amezcua,  Peter Jan Van Leeuwen

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):26928
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  Exploring strategies for coupled 4D-Var data assimilation using an idealised atmosphere–ocean model

  Polly J. Smith,  Alison M. Fowler,  Amos S. Lawless

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27025
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  The dynamic and thermodynamic structure of monsoon low-pressure systems during extreme rainfall events

  Silje Lund Sørland,  Asgeir Sorteberg

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27039
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  Cyclones, windstorms and the IMILAST project

  Tim D. Hewson,  Urs Neu

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27128
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  Assimilation of wind speed and direction observations: results from real observation experiments

  Feng Gao,  Xiang-Yu Huang,  Neil A. Jacobs,  Hongli Wang

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27132
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  Assimilation of ice and water observations from SAR imagery to improve estimates of sea ice concentration

  K. Andrea Scott,  Zahra Ashouri,  Mark Buehner,  Lynn Pogson,  Tom Carrieres

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27218
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  Note on the redistribution and dissipation of tidal energy over mid-ocean ridges

  Xinfeng Liang,  Carl Wunsch

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27385
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  The Niño3.4 region predictability beyond the persistence barrier

  Miguel Tasambay-Salazar,  María José Ortizbeviá,  Francisco J. Alvarez-García,  Antonio M. Ruiz de Elvira

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27457
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  Midtropospheric frontogenesis associated with antecedent indirect precipitation ahead of tropical cyclones over the Korean Peninsula

  Eun-Hyuk Baek,  Joo-Hong Kim,  Jong-Seong Kug,  Gyu-Ho Lim

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27476
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  The Arctic and Polar cells act on the Arctic sea ice variation

  Weihong Qian,  Kaijun Wu,  Deliang Chen

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27692
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  Atypical anticlockwise internal tidal motions in the deep ocean

  Hans Van Haren

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27718
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  Assessing the tangent linear behaviour of common tracer transport schemes and their use in a linearised atmospheric general circulation model

  Daniel Holdaway,  James Kent

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27895
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  1D-Var temperature retrievals from microwave radiometer and convective scale model

  Pauline Martinet,  Alain Dabas,  Jean-Marie Donier,  Thierry Douffet,  Olivier Garrouste,  Rémi Guillot

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27925
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  The impact of waves and sea spray on modelling storm track and development

  Lichuan Wu,  Anna Rutgersson,  Erik Sahlée,  Xiaoli Guo Larsén

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):27967
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  Scale-dependent background-error covariance localisation

  Mark Buehner,  Anna Shlyaeva

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28027
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  Estimating forecast model bias in coupled global and limited-area models

  Matthew Kretschmer,  Brian R. Hunt,  Edward Ott

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28040
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  Directly measured currents and estimated transport pathways of Atlantic Water between 59.5°N and the Iceland–Faroes–Scotland Ridge

  Katelin H. Childers,  Charles N. Flagg,  Thomas Rossby,  Corinna Schrum

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28067
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  On using principal components to represent stations in empirical–statistical downscaling

  Rasmus E. Benestad,  Deliang Chen,  Abdelkader Mezghani,  Lijun Fan,  Kajsa Parding

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28326
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  Sensitivity of regional ensemble data assimilation spread to perturbations of lateral boundary conditions

  Rachida El Ouaraini,  Loïk Berre,  Claude Fischer,  El Hassan Sayouty

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28502
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  A simple model of ocean temperature re-emergence and variability

  Peter Kowalski,  Michael Davey

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28651
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  On the role of soil moisture in the generation of heavy rainfall during the Oder flood event in July 1997

  Ha Thi Minh Ho-Hagemann,  Stefan Hagemann,  Burkhardt Rockel

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28661
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  Randomised multichannel singular spectrum analysis of the 20th century climate data

  Teija Seitola,  Johan Silén,  Heikki Järvinen

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):28876
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  Variability of wind direction statistics of mean and extreme wind events over the Baltic Sea region

  Svenja E. Bierstedt,  Birgit Hünicke,  Eduardo Zorita

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):29073
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  Applications of point vortex equilibria: blocking events and the stability of the polar vortex

  Annette Müller,  Peter Névir,  Lisa Schielicke,  Mirjam Hirt,  Joscha Pueltz,  Isabell Sonntag

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  01 Dec 2015

  67(1):29184