An examination of the spring 1997 mid-latitude East Pacific Sea surface temperature anomaly

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 577-599

  Brown, Randy G ^a   Fu, Lee Lueng ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0034561774     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.2000.9649660     Document Type: Article

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