The 1991 coccolithophore bloom in the central North Atlantic. 2. Relating optics to coccolith concentration

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1684-1696

  Balch, William M ^a   Kilpatrick, Katherine A ^b   Holligan, Patrick ^c   Harbour, Derek ^d   Fernandez, Emilio ^e  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

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EID: 0001409655     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.8.1684     Document Type: Article

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