The Western Channel Observatory

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 335-341

  Smyth, Tim ^a   Atkinson, Angus ^a   Widdicombe, Stephen ^a   Frost, Matthew ^b   Allen, Icarus ^a   Fishwick, James ^a   Queiros, Ana ^a   Sims, David ^b   Barange, Manuel ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84941258852     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.020     Document Type: Editorial

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