Extent and Energetics of the Hawaiian lee countercurrent

Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-65

  Lumpkin, Rick ^a   Flament, Pierre J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84877150132     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.05     Document Type: Article

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