Antarctic bottom water flux in the equatorial western Atlantic

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1903-1926

  Hall, Melinda M ^a   Mccartney, Michael ^a   Whitehead, J A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 0001408316     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1903:ABWFIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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