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Predicted circulation patterns

Antarctic Circumpolar Current & Coastal Countercurrent, Ross Sea

Predicted circulation showing modelled locations of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic Coastal Countercurrent and Ross Sea gyres.

Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Published: 03 December 2007Size: 45.45 KB

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