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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1039-2013
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Where do winds come from? A new theory on how water vapor condensation influences atmospheric pressure and dynamics
A. M. Makarieva
Theoretical Physics Division, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300, Gatchina, St. Petersburg, Russia
XIEG-UCR International Center for Arid Land Ecology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
V. G. Gorshkov
Theoretical Physics Division, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300, Gatchina, St. Petersburg, Russia
XIEG-UCR International Center for Arid Land Ecology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
D. Sheil
School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Kabale, Uganda
Center for International Forestry Research, P.O. Box 0113 BOCBD, Bogor 16000, Indonesia
A. D. Nobre
Centro de Ciência do Sistema Terrestre INPE, São José dos Campos SP 12227-010, Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus AM 69060-001, Brazil
B.-L. Li
XIEG-UCR International Center for Arid Land Ecology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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