Floats and f/H

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-95

  LaCasce, J H ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; DISPERSION; DRIFTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034042094     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224000321511205     Document Type: Article

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