Regional differences in the role of eddy pumping in the north atlantic subtropical gyre: Historical conundrums revisited

Oceanography

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 52-61

  Mouriño Carballido, Beatriz ^a,b   Neuer, Susanne ^c  

^a Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68849090694     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2008.53     Document Type: Article

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