The atlantic meridional transect: An oceanographic research programme to investigate physical, chemical, biological and optical variables of the Atlantic Ocean

Underwater Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 8-14

  Robins, D B ^a   Aiken, J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SEAWATER;

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL TRANSECT; HYDROGRAPHIC CONTRAST; OCEANIC PRODUCTIVITY; OCEANOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT; OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PROGRAM; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

MERIDIONAL TRANSECT; OCEANOGRAPHY SURVEYS; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; TECHNOLOGY;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0030110934     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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