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Statistical hydrodynamics of the thermohaline circulation in a two-dimensional model Cover

Statistical hydrodynamics of the thermohaline circulation in a two-dimensional model

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Volume 57 (2005): Issue 1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v57i1.14600 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
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Language: English
Page range: 100 - 115
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2003
Accepted on: May 19, 2004
Published on: Jan 1, 2005
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2005 Gregory L. Eyink, published by Stockholm University Press
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