Differential fluxes of heat and salt: Implications for circulation and ecosystem modeling

Oceanography

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 122-127

  Ruddick, Barry ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0037784592     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.1997.04     Document Type: Article

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