Waves along the equator in the Atlantic

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2536-2544

  Katz, Eli Joel ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0008464072     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2536:WATEIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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