Internal variability of the tropical atlantic ocean

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 147, Issue , 2004, Pages 181-188

  Jochum, Markus ^a   Murtugudde, Raghu ^b   Malanotte Rizzoli, Paola ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 79957602177     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/147GM11     Document Type: Chapter

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