Simulating the terms in the arctic hydrological budget

Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Fluxes: Defining the Role of the Northern Seas in Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 363-384

  Wu, Peili ^a   Haak, Helmuth ^b   Wood, Richard ^a   Jungclaus, Johann H ^b   Furevik, Tore ^c,d  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

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EID: 70350772165     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6774-7_16     Document Type: Chapter

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