Lagrangian perspectives of deep water export from the subpolar North Atlantic

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Getzlaff, Klaus, Böning, Claus W., Dengg, Joachim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU (American Geophysical Union) 2006
• Subjects: Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Quandary; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/6345/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/6345/1/Getzlaff_et_al-2006-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL026470

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