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G. B. Raga Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico

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Beata Kucienska Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico

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01 Jul 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-15-0006.1
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Corresponding author address: Graciela B. Raga, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico. E-mail: raga.graciela@gmail.com

The original article that was the subject of this comment/reply can be found at http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00049.1.

Corresponding author address: Graciela B. Raga, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico. E-mail: raga.graciela@gmail.com

The original article that was the subject of this comment/reply can be found at http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00049.1.

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