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Nature Physics 3, 515 - 516 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nphys677

Subject Categories: Astrophysics | Fluid dynamics

Stellar astronomy: Phenomenal weather

George W. Preston1

  1. George W. Preston is at Carnegie Observatories, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, California 91101, USA.
    e-mail: gwp@ociw.edu


Weather is a familiar phenomenon on Earth, but it's quite unexpected on a star, in particular when the clouds consist of heavy elements. Let's talk about the weather.

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