Willimas, G. D., Herraiz Borreguero, L., Roquet, F., Tamura, T., Ohshima, K. I., Fukamachi, Y., Fraser, A. D., Gao, L., Chen, H., McMahon, C. R., Harcourt, R., & Hindell, M. (2016). The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay. Nature Communications, 7, Article 12577. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12577
The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay. / Willimas, G.D.; Herraiz Borreguero, Laura; Roquet, F. et al.
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Willimas, GD, Herraiz Borreguero, L, Roquet, F, Tamura, T, Ohshima, KI, Fukamachi, Y, Fraser, AD, Gao, L, Chen, H, McMahon, CR, Harcourt, R & Hindell, M 2016, 'The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay', Nature Communications, vol. 7, 12577. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12577
Willimas GD, Herraiz Borreguero L, Roquet F, Tamura T, Ohshima KI, Fukamachi Y et al. The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay. Nature Communications. 2016 Aug 23;7:12577. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12577
Willimas, G.D. ; Herraiz Borreguero, Laura ; Roquet, F. et al. / The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay. In: Nature Communications. 2016 ; Vol. 7.
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