Physical processes, field estimation and an approach to interdisciplinary ocean modeling

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 3-54

  Robinson, A R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIELD ESTIMATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY MODELLING; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 0029774416     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-8252(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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