Isopycnal EOFs in the azores current region: A statistical tool for dynamical analysis and data assimilation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2146-2157

  Gavart, Michel ^a,b   De Mey, Pierre ^a,c  

^a Lab d'Oceanogr et de Geophysique   (France)

^b Ctr Militaire d'Oceanogr   (France)

^c Grp de Rech de Geodesie Spatiale   (France)

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EID: 0001582933     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(0)027<2146:IEITAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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