Eddy-mean flow decomposition and eddy-diffusivity estimates in the tropical Pacific Ocean: 1. Methodology
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900009