An optimized design for a moored instrument array in the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3334, 1998, Pages 7491-7509

  Hackert, Eric C ^a   Miller, Robert N ^a,b   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTS; MOORING SYSTEMS;

(TROPICAL); ATLANTIC;

EID: 0032521965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03206     Document Type: Article

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