An assessment of the errors in Lagrangian velocity estimates obtained by FGGE drifters in the Labrador Current

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 292-307

  O'Donnell, James ^a   Allen, Arthur A ^b   Murphy, Donald L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^c International Ice Patrol   (United States)

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EID: 5644244824     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0292:AAOTEI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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