Characteristics of wind-generated rings in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C1, 2000, Pages 1271-1284

  Müller Karger, Frank E ^a   Fuentes Yaco, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SESBANIA SERICEA;

EDDY; WIND FORCING;

(TROPICAL EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033673999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900257     Document Type: Article

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