Global Comparison of Sea Surface Currents Derived from Drifter and Altimetry Observations
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Rick Lumpkin and Gustavo J. Goni (Physical Oceanography Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida), Pedro N. DiNezio (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida) and Nikolai A. Maximenko (International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii).
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