Seasonal and interannual variability in primary production and particle flux at station ALOHA

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 539-568

  Karl, D M ^a   Christian, J R ^a   Dore, J E ^a   Hebel, D V ^a   Letelier, R M ^a   Tupas, L M ^a   Winn, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ENSO; PARTICULATE FLUX; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

PACIFIC, ALOHA STATION;

EID: 0029731064     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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