A numerical simulation of the mean water pathways in the subtropical and tropical Pacific Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 322-343

  Rothstein, Lewis M ^a   Zhang, Rong Hua ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^b   Chen, Dake ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0000923526     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0322:ANSOTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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