Indian ocean research: Opportunities and challenges

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 2009, Pages 409-428

  Hood, Raleigh R ^a   Wiggert, Jerry D ^b   Naqvi, S Wajih A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

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DOI: 10.1029/2008GM000714     Document Type: Conference Paper

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