Observations of the boundary current system at 26.5°N in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1827-1848

  Chave, Alan D ^a   Luther, Douglas S ^b   Filloux, Jean H ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000956609     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1827:OOTBCS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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