Lagrangian View of Atlantic Water Pathways toward the North Sea
By: Léon Chafik, Ezra Eisbrenner and Kristofer Döös
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/tellusa.4104 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 151 - 159
Submitted on: Jan 23, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 10, 2025
Published on: May 6, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2025 Léon Chafik, Ezra Eisbrenner, Kristofer Döös, published by Stockholm University Press
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