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A unified geostrophic equation with application to a cold core ring Cover

A unified geostrophic equation with application to a cold core ring

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|Jan 1988

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Language: English
Page range: 407 - 418
Submitted on: May 4, 1987
Accepted on: Feb 29, 1988
Published on: Jan 1, 1988
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1988 H. Hukuda, T. Yamagata, published by Stockholm University Press
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