The large deep water transient in the Eastern Mediterranean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-414

  Klein, Birgit ^a   Roether, Wolfgang ^a   Manca, Beniamino B ^b   Bregant, Davide ^c   Beitzel, Volker ^a   Kovacevic, Vedrana ^b   Luchetta, Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c Istituto Talassografico   (Italy)

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EID: 0033105155     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00075-2     Document Type: Article

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