Tropical instability wave energetics: Observations from the tropical instability wave experiment

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 345-360

  Qiao, L ^a   Weisberg, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0013469555     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0345:TIWEOF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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