An analysis of buoy drift in the northern north atlantic with detection of drogue loss events

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-494

  Uotila, Juha ^a   Launiainen, Jouko ^a   Vihma, Timo ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 0031329871     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1997.9649600     Document Type: Article

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