Satellites reveal the influence of equatorial currents and tropical instability waves on the drift of the Kon-Tiki in the Pacific

Oceanography

Volumn 17, Issue SPL.ISS. 4, 2004, Pages 166-175

  Legeckis, Richard ^a   Brown, Christopher W ^a   Bonjean, Fabrice ^b   Johnson, Anderic S ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 16644403066     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2004.13     Document Type: Article

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