Sea-surface temperature variability and climate drivers in  Cuba's Jardines de la Reina National Park (2003–2022)

Castillo-Alvarez, Maibelin; Pizarro, Oscar; Muñoz-Caravaca, Alain; Pérez-Santos, Iván; Carrasco, David; Bustos-Usta, David Francisco; Castellanos-Torres, Laura

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Sea-surface temperature variability and climate drivers in Cuba's Jardines de la Reina National Park (2003–2022)

Maibelin Castillo-Alvarez, Oscar Pizarro, Alain Muñoz-Caravaca, Iván Pérez-Santos, David Carrasco, David Francisco Bustos-Usta, and Laura Castellanos-Torres

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