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Original Articles

Ice draft and current measurements from the north-western Barents Sea, 1993–96

Einar Povl AbrahamsenBritish Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK, [email protected]
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Svein ØsterhusBjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Allégaten 55, NO-5007 Bergen, Norway;
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Tor GammelsrødGeophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Allégaten 70, NO-5007 Bergen, Norway.
Pages 25-37 | Published online: 16 Dec 2016

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