El Niño and ocean observations a personal history

Physical Oceanography: Developments Since 1950

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 79-99

  McPhaden, Michael J ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/0-387-33152-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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