Lagrangian observations of the circulation in the Northern Gulf of California

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2298-2305

  Lavin M F ^a   Durazo, R ^b   Palacios, E ^a   Argote, M L ^a   Carrillo, L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0001218557     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2298:LOOTCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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