Sea slicks: Variability in chemical composition and surface elasticity

Marine Surface Films: Chemical Characteristics, Influence on Air-Sea Interactions and Remote Sensing

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 45-56

  Frew, Nelson M ^a   Nelson, Robert K ^a   Johnson, Carl G ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 72449134600     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-33271-5_6     Document Type: Chapter

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