The variability of suspended aggregates on the Amazon Continental Shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-285

  Berhane, Isaac ^a   Sternberg, Richard W ^a   Kineke, Gail C ^b   Milligan, T G ^c   Kranck, Kate ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FLOC SIZE VARIABILITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATLANTIC, AMAZON SHELF;

EID: 0030620780     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(96)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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