Circulation and dynamics of the western North Atlantic. Part III: Forecasting the meanders and rings

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1352-1365

  Gangopadhyay, A ^a,b,c   Robinson, A R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0000742925     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<1352:CADOTW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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