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Can polar lows lead to a warming of the ocean surface? Cover

Can polar lows lead to a warming of the ocean surface?

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Language: English
Page range: 141 - 153
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2007
Accepted on: Aug 23, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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