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Examination of parameter variations in the U. S. Navy Global Ensemble Cover

Examination of parameter variations in the U. S. Navy Global Ensemble

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Language: English
Page range: 841 - 857
Submitted on: Feb 4, 2011
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2011
Published on: Jan 1, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2011 Carolyn A. Reynolds, James A. Ridout, Justin G. McLay, published by Stockholm University Press
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