Velocity and transport characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas coastal current

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 161, Issue , 2005, Pages 143-156

  Jarosz, Ewa ^a,b   Murray, Stephen P ^a,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84882628627     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/161GM11     Document Type: Chapter

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