Geographical variability of the first baroclinic Rossby radius of deformation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-460

  Chelton, Dudley B ^a   Deszoeke, Roland A ^a   Schlax, Michael G ^a   El Naggar, Karim ^b   Siwertz, Nicolas ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0000518563     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0433:GVOTFB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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