Ocean general circulation modelling of the Nordic seas

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 158, Issue , 2005, Pages 199-219

  Drange, Helge ^a,b,c   Gerdes, Rüdiger ^d   Gao, Yongqi ^a,c   Karcher, Michael ^d,e   Kauker, Frank ^d,e   Bentsen, Mats ^a  

^a BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Nansen Zhu International Research Centre   (China)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e Ocean Atmosphere Systems   (Germany)

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EID: 85012210010     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/158GM14     Document Type: Chapter

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