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Original Articles

On the double-diffusive and cabbeling environment of the Arctic Front, West Spitsbergen

Finlo R. CottierScottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UKCorrespondence[email protected].
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Emily J. VenablesScottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UK
Pages 152-159 | Published online: 16 Dec 2016

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