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British Fisheries, Phosphate and the Solar Radiation Constant

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IN the autumn of 1921 there was a remarkable movement of water in the Atlantic, northwards and into the English Channel. This persisted into the early winter, and water temperature rose, though air and ground temperatures were falling1. No explanation has been given for this occurrence, nor has it happened since then to the same extent.

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ATKINS, W. British Fisheries, Phosphate and the Solar Radiation Constant. Nature 141, 77–78 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141077b0

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