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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-9799-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-9799-2012
Research article
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29 Oct 2012
Research article |  | 29 Oct 2012

Cirrus and water vapor transport in the tropical tropopause layer – Part 1: A specific case modeling study

T. Dinh, D. R. Durran, and T. Ackerman

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