The distribution of eddy kinetic and potential energies in the global ocean
By: Raffaele Ferrari and Carl Wunsch
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00432.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
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Submitted on: Nov 21, 2009
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