The role of seasonal and diel changes in mixed-layer depth on carbon and chlorophyll distributions in the Arabian Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1833-1858

  Gardner, W D ^a   Gundersen, J S ^a   Richardson, M J ^a   Walsh, I D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DEPTH; DIEL VARIATION; MIXED LAYER; MONSOON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0032811071     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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