Convective chimneys in the greenland sea: A review of recent observations

Oceanography and Marine Biology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-27

  Wadhams, Peter ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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