Restratification after deep convection

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2276-2287

  Jones, Helen ^a   Marshall, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001173704     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2276:RADC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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