Observational study of the circulation in the southern South China Sea

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 898-905

  Fang, Wendong ^a   Guo, Zhongxin ^a   Huang, Yuting ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Circulation structure; Eddy; Oceanic front; Southern South China Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001103874     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02884607     Document Type: Article

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