Mode conversion in the Gulf of Guinea

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 394, Issue , 1999, Pages 175-192

  Kaufman, A N ^a,b   Morehead, J J ^a,b   Brizard, A J ^a   Tracy, E R ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 0000244815     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099005649     Document Type: Article

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