Lagrangian statistics and kinematics from drifter observations pertaining to dispersion of sludge from the 106-Mile Site

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 21-41

  Dragos, Paul ^a   Aikman III, Frank ^b   Redford, David ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0002805181     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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