On the North Atlantic Circulation

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 29-49

  Schmitz, William J ^a   McCartney, Michael S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DATA SYNTHESIS;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0027430368     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/92RG02583     Document Type: Review

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