Differences among subtropical surface salinity patterns

Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-39

  Gordon, Arnold L ^a   Giulivi, Claudia F ^a   Busecke, Julius ^a   Bingham, Frederick M ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84925336927     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2015.02     Document Type: Article

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