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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-305-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-305-2022
Review article
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29 Mar 2022
Review article |  | 29 Mar 2022

Atmospheric blocking and weather extremes over the Euro-Atlantic sector – a review

Lisa-Ann Kautz, Olivia Martius, Stephan Pfahl, Joaquim G. Pinto, Alexandre M. Ramos, Pedro M. Sousa, and Tim Woollings

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