Northern and southern water masses in the equatorial Atlantic: Distribution of nutrients on the WOCE A6 and A7 lines

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 873-902

  Oudot, Claude ^d   Morin, Pascal ^b   Baurand, François ^a   Wafar, Mohideen ^c   Le Corre, Pierre ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^d NONE

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EID: 0031874175     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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