Ecological implications of eddy retention in the open ocean: A Lagrangian approach

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 46, Issue 25, 2013, Pages

  D'Ovidio, Francesco ^a   De Monte, Silvia ^b,c,d   Penna, Alice Della ^a,e   Cotté, Cedric ^a,d   Guinet, Christophe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 84878873994     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/46/25/254023     Document Type: Article

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