Measuring surface currents in Drake Passage from altimetry and hydrography

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2748-2759

  Challenor, P G ^a   Read, J F ^a   Pollard, R T ^a   Tokmakian, R T ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0000374919     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2748:MSCIDP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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