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A multiple length scale correlation operator for ocean data assimilation Cover

A multiple length scale correlation operator for ocean data assimilation

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|Dec 2016

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Language: English
Page range: 29744 - 29744
Submitted on: Sep 13, 2015
Accepted on: Feb 2, 2016
Published on: Dec 1, 2016
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2016 Isabelle Mirouze, Edward W. Blockley, Daniel J. Lea, Matthew J. Martin, Michael J. Bell, published by Stockholm University Press
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