Sources of acoustic scattering near a halocline in an estuarine frontal system

Scientia Marina

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-438

  Madirolas, A ^a   Acha, E M ^b   Guerrero, R A ^a   Lasta, C ^a  

^a Inst Nac Invest y Desarrolo P   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Estuarine zooplankton; Halocline; R o de la Plata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000450781     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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