Mapping of water masses in the North Sea using radioactive tracers

Endeavour

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-7

  Bailly Du Bois, P ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MAPPING; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RELEASES; WATER MASSES;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0030513948     PISSN: 01609327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-9327(96)10007-7     Document Type: Article

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