Simulations of acoustic imprints of meddies in the Iberian Basin: Toward acoustic detection of meddies

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 938-949

  Mikhin, Dmitry Yu ^a   Godin, Oleg A ^b   Boebel, Olaf ^c   Zenk, Walter ^c  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 0000823251     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0938:SOAIOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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