Seasonal surface ocean variability in the South Atlantic bight derived from CZCS and AVHRR imagery

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1181-1206

  Barnard, A H ^a   Stegmann, P M ^b   Yoder, J A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0030817510     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(97)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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