An evaluation of expendable bathythermograph and Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean Array data for monitoring tropical ocean variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C12, 1996, Pages 28489-28501

  Smith, Neville R ^b   Meyers, Gary ^a  

^a Division of Marine Research   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

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EID: 0030441123     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC0259     Document Type: Article

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