Chlorophyll increase due to internal waves on the shelf break of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPLEMENT, 2001, Pages 89-97

  Sangra P ^a   Basterretxea, G ^a   Pelegri J L ^a   Aristegui J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Gran Canaria; Internal waves; Island mass effect

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; INTERNAL WAVE; ISLAND; MIXING; SHELF BREAK;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; GRAN CANARIA;

EID: 0034842586     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2001.65s189     Document Type: Article

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