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Drilling Report from the Iberian Coast
January 24, 2012 | National Science Foundation

“Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea.”


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Sea Level Rise on the Atlantic Coast
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