Phytoplankton pigment distribution and frontal structure in the subtropical convergence region south of Africa

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 739-768

  Weeks, Scarla J ^a   Shillington, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRONTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT DISTRIBUTION; SST; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE;

INDIAN OCEAN, AGULHAS RETURN CURRENT;

EID: 0030469057     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0637(96)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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