Chaotic stirring by a mesoscale surface-ocean flow

Chaos

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 373-381

  Abraham, Edward R ^a   Bowen, Melissa M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0036592278     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1481615     Document Type: Article

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