Summer oxygen dynamics in the bottom waters of a wide, temperate shelf sea

Meng, Xin; Mahaffey, Claire; Wihsgott, Juliane; Sharples, Jonathan

doi:10.5194/bg-23-6915-2026

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06 Oct 2026

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Summer oxygen dynamics in the bottom waters of a wide, temperate shelf sea

Xin Meng, Claire Mahaffey, Juliane Wihsgott, and Jonathan Sharples

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