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On the low-frequency phase relation between the Denmark Strait and the Faroe-Bank Channel overflows
Article first published online: 19 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00445.x
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Tellus A
Special Issue: Cyclones and the North Atlantic climate system
Volume 62, Issue 4, pages 530–550, August 2010
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SERRA, N., KÄSE, R. H., KÖHL, A., STAMMER, D. and QUADFASEL, D. (2010), On the low-frequency phase relation between the Denmark Strait and the Faroe-Bank Channel overflows. Tellus A, 62: 530–550. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00445.x
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- Issue published online: 8 JUL 2010
- Article first published online: 19 MAR 2010
- (Manuscript received 4 August 2009; in final form 26 February 2010)
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