A Framework for Parameterizing Eddy Potential Vorticity Fluxes
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physical Oceanography
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-3670,1520-0485
DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-11-048.1