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Comparison of Grid Averaged Altimeter and Buoy Significant Wave Heights in the Northern Indian Ocean

L. Sabique Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad, India
,
T. M. Balakrishnan Nair Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad, India
,
K. Srinivas Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad, India
&
N. Shailesh Nayak Earth System Science Organization, New Delhi, India
Pages 72-85 | Received 01 Apr 2011, Accepted 02 Apr 2012, Published online: 13 Mar 2013

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