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Ensembles of global ocean analyses for seasonal climate prediction: impact of temperature assimilation Cover

Ensembles of global ocean analyses for seasonal climate prediction: impact of temperature assimilation

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|Jan 2005

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Language: English
Page range: 375 - 386
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2004
Accepted on: Nov 18, 2004
Published on: Jan 1, 2005
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2005 Philippe Rogel, Anthony T. Weaver, Nicolas Daget, Sophie Ricci, Eric Machu, published by Stockholm University Press
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