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Original Articles

On the use of Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponents and Vectors for direct assimilation of tracer images into ocean models

Olivier TitaudLEGI, CNRS & Universit´e de Grenoble, BP53X, 38041 Grenoble Cedex, France;;CERFACS, 42 avenue Gaspard Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse, Cedex 01, FranceCorrespondencee-mail: [email protected]
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Jean-Michel BrankartCERFACS, 42 avenue Gaspard Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse, Cedex 01, France
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Jacques VerronLEGI, CNRS & Universit´e de Grenoble, BP53X, 38041 Grenoble Cedex, France;
Pages 1038-1051 | Received 31 Jan 2011, Accepted 21 Jun 2011, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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