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Title: Upwelling in the Ocean Basins North of the ACC: 1. On the Upwelling Exposed by the Surface Distribution of Δ 14 C
Award ID(s):
1755125
NSF-PAR ID:
10136032
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Volume:
124
Issue:
4
ISSN:
2169-9275
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2591 to 2608
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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