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Salty anomalies forced by Tehuantepec and Papagayo gap winds: Aquarius observations

Semyon A. GrodskyDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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James A. CartonDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Abderrahim BentamyInstitut Francais pour la Recherche et l’Exploitation de la Mer, Centre Bretagne - ZI de la Pointe du Diable, Plouzané, France
Pages 568-574 | Received 18 Apr 2014, Accepted 11 Jun 2014, Published online: 11 Jul 2014

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