Salinity and the Global Water Cycle

Oceanography

Volumn 21, Issue SPL.ISS. 1, 2008, Pages 12-19

  Schmitt, Raymond W ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 73949086304     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2008.63     Document Type: Article

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