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Dynamics of Upwelling and Downwelling in a Channel Basin of the Baltic Sea Cover

Dynamics of Upwelling and Downwelling in a Channel Basin of the Baltic Sea

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|Mar 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 38 - 66
Submitted on: Apr 5, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 2, 2025
Published on: Mar 24, 2025
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