The multifractal structure of satellite Sea Surface Temperature maps can be used to obtain global maps of streamlines

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-460

  Turiel, A ^a   Nieves, V ^a   Garcia Ladona, E ^a   Font, J ^a   Rio, M H ^b   Larnicol, G ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CLS   (France)

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EID: 78650871693     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-447-2009     Document Type: Article

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