How ocean ridges affect large-scale ocean circulation
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Large-Scale Ocean Circulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0096-3941
DOI: 10.1029/2011eo420009