Introduction: The SEMAPHORE experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 25005-25008

  Eymard, L ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 4243235598     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC00980     Document Type: Review

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