Interannual variability of South Atlantic circulation from 4 years of TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite altimeter observations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900023