Seasonal mixed-layer salinity balance in the tropical Atlantic Ocean: Mean state and seasonal cycle
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2169-9275
DOI: 10.1029/2012jc008357