A biophysical model applied to the Benguela upwelling system

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 21, 1999, Pages 235-249

  Skogen, M D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DISPERSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA SYSTEM;

EID: 0033394102     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776199784126042     Document Type: Article

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