Southern Ocean circulation
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The Force Balance of the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Natural History
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0260-9541,1755-6260
DOI: 10.3366/anh.2005.32.2.265