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02 Oct 2014
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02 Oct 2014
Variability of water mass properties in the Strait of Sicily in summer period of 1998–2013
A. Bonanno, F. Placenti, G. Basilone, R. Mifsud, S. Genovese, B. Patti, M. Di Bitetto, S. Aronica, M. Barra, G. Giacalone, R. Ferreri, I. Fontana, G. Buscaino, G. Tranchida, E. Quinci, and S. Mazzola
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