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Special Section: Circulation and Hydrography of Canada’s Coastal and Inland Waters

Modelling Temperature, Currents and Stratification in Placentia Bay

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Pages 244-260 | Received 21 Mar 2011, Accepted 30 Dec 2011, Published online: 30 Apr 2012

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