Sea surface mixed layer during the 10-11 June 1994 California coastally trapped event

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 600-619

  Dorman, C E ^a   Armi, L ^b   Bane, J M ^c   Rogers, D P ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0004256728     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<0600:SSMLDT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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