Geografie 2017, 122, 121-146

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2017122020121

Atmospheric circulation during heat waves in Eastern Europe

Arkadiusz M. Tomczyk

Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Department of Climatology, B. Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland

Received May 2016
Accepted January 2017

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