Comparison of objective descriptions of the thermocline

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 8, Issue JUNE, 2010, Pages 313-325

  Fiedler, Paul C ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77956624417     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2010.8.313     Document Type: Article

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