A river of salt

Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-45

  Schmitt, Raymond W ^a   Blair, Austen ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84925342460     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2015.04     Document Type: Article

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