Oxygen tongues and zonal currents in the equatorial Atlantic

Oxygen tongues and zonal currents in the equatorial Atlantic
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赤道大西洋的氧舌和纬向流

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10.1029/2007jc004435
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2008
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M. Dengler
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作者:
Brandt;V. Hormann;B. Bourles;J. Fischer;F. Schott;L. Stramma;M. Dengler

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