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Western Tropical Atlantic Experiment (WESTRAX)
An international field programme conducted during 1989–1991 in the western boundary region of the tropical Atlantic between 0° and 10° N. Moored current metre observations were collected in the North Brazil Current (NBC) near the equator, near 4° N, and near 6° N to investigate the structure and variability of the NBC.
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