Rapid dispersal of a hydrothermal plume by turbulent mixing
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عنوان ژورنال: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0967-0637
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.04.010