Oceanography - Drifters reveal deep circulation

被引：7
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作者：
Rhein, M [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Bremen, Abt Ozeanog, Inst Umweltphys, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
来源：
NATURE | 2000年 / 407卷 / 6800期
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D O I：
10.1038/35024186
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Circulation in the North Atlantic at depths of 500-2,000 metres is largely fed by water from the Labrador Sea. Data from an armada of subsurface floats provide the first direct view of the flow of this water.
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