A stable Faroe Bank Channel overflow 1995-2015

Ocean Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1205-1220

  Hansen, Bogi ^a   Husgaro, Karin Margretha ^a   Hátún, Hjálmar ^a   Østerhus, Svein ^b  

^a FAROE MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Faroe Islands)

^b Uni Research   (Norway)

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EID: 84997125473     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-12-1205-2016     Document Type: Article

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