The Lau Basin Float Experiment (LAUB-FLEX)
Before 2004, little was known about deep ocean circulation in the Lau Basin, a semi-enclosed basin in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 km north of New Zealand. This basin hosts a number of back-arc spreading centers with active hydrothermal vents, including the Eastern Lau Spreading Center (ELSC...
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| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/25-1_speer.pdf |