A global analysis of sea surface temperature for numerical weather prediction

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 925-937

  Brasnett, Bruce ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0006045384     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0925:AGAOSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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