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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-32-353-2014
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-32-353-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Differences in mid-latitude stratospheric winds between reanalysis data and versus radiosonde observations at Prague
M. Kozubek
Institute of Atmospheric Physics ASCR, Bocni II, 14131 Prague, Czech Republic
J. Laštovička
Institute of Atmospheric Physics ASCR, Bocni II, 14131 Prague, Czech Republic
P. Križan
Institute of Atmospheric Physics ASCR, Bocni II, 14131 Prague, Czech Republic
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