The coupled physical-new production system in the equatorial Pacific during the 1992-1995 El Niño

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C2, 1999, Pages 3323-3339

  Stoens, Anne ^a   Menkès, Christophe ^a   Radenac, Marie Hélène ^a   Dandonneau, Yves ^a   Grima, Nicolas ^a   Eldin, Gérard ^b,c   Mémery, Laurent ^a   Navarette, Claudie ^b,e   André, Jean Michel ^b,e   Moutin, Thierry ^d   Raimbault, Patrick ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Inst Francais Rech Sci Devmt C   (France)

^c Lab d'Etud Geophysique O   (France)

^d STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^e Centre ORSTOM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; MODELING; NITRATE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033558240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc02713     Document Type: Review

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