Mode water variability in a model of the subtropical gyre: Response to anomalous forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 266-288

  Hazeleger, W ^a   Drijfhout, S S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001717755     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0266:MWVIAM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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