Chemical warfare munitions dumped in the baltic sea: Modeling of pollutant transport due to possible leakage

Oceanology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-29

  Korotenko, K A ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAKAGE; MARINE POLLUTION; MILITARY APPLICATION; WEAPONRY;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0037228755     PISSN: 00014370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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