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Influence of long-term regional and large-scale atmospheric circulation on the Baltic sea level Cover

Influence of long-term regional and large-scale atmospheric circulation on the Baltic sea level

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Language: English
Page range: 76 - 88
Submitted on: Feb 7, 2000
Accepted on: Oct 1, 2001
Published on: Jan 1, 2002
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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