Cyclonic eddy entrains orinoco river plume in eastern caribbean

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Volumn 85, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Corredor, Jorge E ^a   Morell, Julio M ^a   Lopez, Jose M ^a   Capella, Jorge E ^a   Armstrong, Roy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 16244377709     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004EO200001     Document Type: Article

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