Observing ocean heat content using satellite gravity and altimetry
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Observing ocean heat content using satellite gravity and altimetry
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001619