Physical and nutrient variability in the upper equatorial Pacific associated with westerly wind forcing and wave activity in October 1994

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1783-1800

  Eldin, Gérard ^a   Rodier, Martine ^a   Radenac, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; NUTRIENT; OCEAN CURRENT; WATER MASS; WAVE EFFECT; WIND FORCING;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0031398935     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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