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A latitude-depth, circulation-biogeochemical ocean model for paleoclimate studies. Development and sensitivities

Olivier MarchalClimate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, 5 Sidlerstrasse, University of Bern, CH-3012Bern, SwitzerlandCorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected]
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Thomas F. StockerClimate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, 5 Sidlerstrasse, University of Bern, CH-3012Bern, Switzerland
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Fortunat JoosClimate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, 5 Sidlerstrasse, University of Bern, CH-3012Bern, Switzerland
Pages 290-316 | Received 02 May 1997, Accepted 21 Jan 1998, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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