Chlorofluoromethane distributions in the deep equatorial Atlantic during January-March 1993

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 903-930

  Andrié, Chantal ^a   Ternon, Jean François ^b   Messias, Marie José ^a   Memery, Laurent ^a   Bourlès, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b ORSTOM   (French Guiana)

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EID: 0031818882     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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