On the relationship between mesoscale cellular convection and meteorological forcing: comparing the Southern Ocean against the North Pacific

Lang, Francisco; Siems, Steven T.; Huang, Yi; Alinejadtabrizi, Tahereh; Ackermann, Luis

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-1451-2024

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On the relationship between mesoscale cellular convection and meteorological forcing: comparing the Southern Ocean against the North Pacific

Francisco Lang, Steven T. Siems, Yi Huang, Tahereh Alinejadtabrizi, and Luis Ackermann

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