A 12-year-long (2010–2021) hydrological and biogeochemical dataset in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea)

Placenti, Francesco; Torri, Marco; Schroeder, Katrin; Borghini, Mireno; Cerrati, Gabriella; Cuttitta, Angela; Tancredi, Vincenzo; Buscaino, Carmelo; Patti, Bernardo

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| 05 Feb 2024

A 12-year-long (2010–2021) hydrological and biogeochemical dataset in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea)

Francesco Placenti, Marco Torri, Katrin Schroeder, Mireno Borghini, Gabriella Cerrati, Angela Cuttitta, Vincenzo Tancredi, Carmelo Buscaino, and Bernardo Patti

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