Detection of the eastern edge of the equatorial pacific warm pool using satellite-based ocean color observations

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-132

  Maes, Christophe ^a   Sudre, Joël ^b   Garçon, Véronique ^b  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 80053588191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13496476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2010-033     Document Type: Article

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