Comment on "Current system east of the Ryukyu Islands" by A. Nagano et al.

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Zhu, Xiao Hua ^b   Park, Jae Hun ^a   Wimbush, Mark ^a   Yang, Cheng Hao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

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EID: 69549121509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004458     Document Type: Note

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