Overview of the U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series study and the hydrostation S program

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 157-198

  Michaels, Anthony F ^a   Knap, Anthony H ^a  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATS; BERMUDA ATLANTIC TIME- SERIES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL RESPONSE; CARBON CYCLE; FORCING; HYDROSTATION S PROGRAM; LONG-TERM RECORDS; NUTRIENT CYCLE; OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; TIME SERIES STUDY;

BERMUDA; SARGASSO SEA, BATS SITE;

EID: 0029729551     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00004-5     Document Type: Review

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