Will the North Atlantic Ocean thermohaline circulation weaken during the 21st century?
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Thermohaline Ocean Circulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2000gl011727