Vertical alignment of the Gulf Stream

A. W. Ratsimandresy; J. L. Pelegrí

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v57i4.14704

Vertical alignment of the Gulf Stream

Tellus

Volume 57 (2005): Issue 4

By: A. W. Ratsimandresy and J. L. Pelegrí

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Submitted on: Jun 23, 2004

Accepted on: Nov 8, 2004

Published on: Jan 1, 2005

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