Comments on "Decadal changes in the north atlantic and pacific meridional overturning circulation and heat flux"

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2104-2107

  Saunders, Peter M ^a   Cunningham, Stuart A ^a   de Cuevas, Beverly A ^a   Coward, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58049106380     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JPO3827.1     Document Type: Note

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