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A new mesoscale eddy tracking methodology based on fast normalized cross-correlation and its validation in the Northwest Pacific

Gengming ZhangDepartment of Military OceanGraphy and Hydrography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2385-5522
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Lei ZhangDepartment of Military OceanGraphy and Hydrography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Song LiDepartment of Military OceanGraphy and Hydrography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, China
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Bin XueDepartment of Military OceanGraphy and Hydrography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, China
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Weishuai XuDepartment of Military OceanGraphy and Hydrography, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian, China
Pages 175-193 | Received 04 Jun 2022, Accepted 15 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Oct 2022

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