The extended ellett line: Discoveries from 65 years of marine observations west of the UK

Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Penny Holliday, N ^a   Cunningham, Stuart A ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DUNSTAFFNAGE MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880339558     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.17     Document Type: Article

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