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Reid, J.L. (2006). Some Advances and Retreats in the Study of Ocean Circulation since 1935. In: Jochum, M., Murtugudde, R. (eds) Physical Oceanography. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-33152-2_11

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