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Furevik, T., Mauritzen, C., Ingvaldsen, R. (2007). The flow of Atlantic water to the Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean. In: Ørbæk, J.B., Kallenborn, R., Tombre, I., Hegseth, E.N., Falk-Petersen, S., Hoel, A.H. (eds) Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48514-8_8
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