The Physical oceanography of Singapore coastal waters and its implications for oil spills

The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 393-412

  Chan, Eng Soon ^a   Tkalich, Pavel ^a   Gin, Karina Yew Hoong ^b   Obbard, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84892305018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3655-8_23     Document Type: Chapter

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