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23 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 23 Jan 2024
| 23 Jan 2024
Characterization of physical properties of a coastal upwelling filament with evidence of enhanced submesoscale activity and transition from balanced to unbalanced motions in the Benguela upwelling region
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