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Fundamental Research / Recherche fondamentale

The SST–Wind Coupling Pattern in the East China Sea Based on a Regional Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Model

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Pages 230-246 | Received 14 Oct 2016, Accepted 27 May 2017, Published online: 20 Aug 2017

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