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Use of the geostrophic approximation to estimate time‐varying zonal currents at the equator

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Published1989
Citations43
References31

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1985 • 172 citations

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1987 • 103 citations

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1984 • 78 citations

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1959 • 64 citations

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1980 • 46 citations

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1981 • 45 citations

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1987 • 45 citations

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1986 • 44 citations

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1959 • 38 citations

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1983 • 29 citations

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1953 • 28 citations

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1955 • 26 citations

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1987 • 22 citations

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1953 • 20 citations

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1988 • 18 citations

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1987 • 15 citations

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1988 • 12 citations

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1987 • 11 citations

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1987 • 11 citations

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