Convection in the Greenland Sea : Model and Observations

• Main Author: Nummelin, Aleksi
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Fysiikan laitos, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för fysik
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingfors universitet 2012
• Subjects: Geophysics; Geofysiikka; Geofysik; Greenland; Mellor; Greenland Sea
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/32702

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