Current Observations of Internal Tides and Parametric Subharmonic Instability in Luzon Strait
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عنوان ژورنال: Atmosphere-Ocean
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0705-5900,1480-9214
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.2012.742007