PLATA: A synoptic characterization of the southwest Atlantic shelf under influence of the Plata River and Patos Lagoon outflows

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1551-1555

  Campos, Edmo J D ^a   Piola, Alberto R ^b   Matano, Ricardo P ^c   Miller, Jerry L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education ^*  (United States)

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EID: 46149106799     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.007     Document Type: Editorial

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