Fluorescence structure in the region of the tidal mixing front on the southern flank of Georges Bank

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 1831-1853

  Mountain, David G ^a   Taylor, Maureen H ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; FLUORESCENCE; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL MIXING FRONT;

ATLANTIC, GEORGES BANK;

EID: 0030435831     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(96)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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