Projected strengthening of the southern ocean winds: Some implications for the deep ocean circulation

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 173, Issue , 2007, Pages 365-382

  Saenko, Oleg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 67949093279     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/173GM23     Document Type: Chapter

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