The 1991 coccolithophore bloom in the central North Atlantic. 1. Optical properties and factors affecting their distribution

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1669-1683

  Balch, William M ^a   Kilpatrick, Katherine A ^b   Trees, Charles C ^c  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001409656     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.8.1669     Document Type: Article

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