Variations in apparent mixing efficiency in the North Atlantic central water

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2589-2605

  Ruddick, Barry ^a   Walsh, David ^a   Oakey, Neil ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

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EID: 0000043404     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2589:VIAMEI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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