North East Atlantic (NEAT GIN)

North East Atlantic (NEAT GIN)

Greenland–Iceland–Norwegian Sea Experiment, an experiment which took place during Sept.–Oct. 1989 at the Norwegian shelf edge near 68° N and comprised seven moorings, five in a closely spaced cross–slope section.

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