Wind sensitivity of the inter-ocean heat exchange

Hanna Corell; Johan Nilsson; Kristofer Döös; Göran Broström

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00414.x

Wind sensitivity of the inter-ocean heat exchange

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Volume 61 (2009): Issue 5

By: Hanna Corell, Johan Nilsson, Kristofer Döös and Göran Broström

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