Surface waters in Amazonia: Key findings and perspectives

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 186, Issue , 2009, Pages 485-488

  Melack, John M ^a   Victoria, Reynaldo L ^b   Tomasella, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 84899872026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GM000876     Document Type: Article

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