The dynamics of the North Atlantic carbon cycle and its relation to the temperature of the winter mixed layer
By: Göran Broström
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v56i1.16401 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
Language: English
Page range: 72 - 84
Submitted on: May 22, 2002
Accepted on: Jul 7, 2003
Published on: Jan 1, 2004
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