Internal tides on the Al-Batinah shelf: evolution, structure and predictability

Bruss, Gerd A.; Font, Estel; Queste, Bastien Y.; Hall, Rob A.

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Internal tides on the Al-Batinah shelf: evolution, structure and predictability

Gerd A. Bruss, Estel Font, Bastien Y. Queste, and Rob A. Hall

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