An objective methodology for identifying oceanic provinces

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 313-338

  Hooker, S B ^a   Rees, N W ^b   Aiken, J ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; OCEANIC PROVINCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034112786     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(00)00006-9     Document Type: Review

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