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01 Jul 2016
Research article |
| 01 Jul 2016
Upwelling characteristics in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea) as revealed by Ferrybox measurements in 2007–2013
Villu Kikas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Marine Systems Institute at Tallinn University of Technology,
Akadeemia tee 15a, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Urmas Lips
Marine Systems Institute at Tallinn University of Technology,
Akadeemia tee 15a, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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