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Barotropic waves along an eastern continental shelf

Pearn P. Niiler Physical Oceanographic Laboratory, Nova University, Dania, Florida, 33004
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Lawrence A. Mysak Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Silver Street, Cambridge, CB39EW, England; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Pages 273-288 | Received 15 Jul 1970, Published online: 12 Sep 2006

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