Intense surface currents in the tropical Pacific during 1996-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C8, 2001, Pages 16673-16684

  Grodsky, Semyon A ^a   Carton, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; SURFACE WATER; TROPICAL REGION;

(TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034833768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000481     Document Type: Review

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