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The Gulf Stream: Inertia and friction Cover

The Gulf Stream: Inertia and friction

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|Jan 1977

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Language: English
Page range: 137 - 143
Submitted on: May 25, 1976
Published on: Jan 1, 1977
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1977 Gad Assaf, published by Stockholm University Press
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