Eddy-Induced heat transport in a coupled ocean-atmospheric anomaly model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 250-265

  Drijfhout, Sybren S ^a   Walsteijn, Fred H ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0002518332     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0250:EIHTIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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