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Parametrization of gas transfer velocities and sea-state-dependent wave breaking Cover

Parametrization of gas transfer velocities and sea-state-dependent wave breaking

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Language: English
Page range: 87 - 94
Submitted on: May 11, 2004
Accepted on: Oct 28, 2004
Published on: Jan 1, 2005
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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