Mesoscale physical and bio-optical structure of the Antarctic Polar Front near 170°W during austral spring

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C7, 2001, Pages 13879-13902

  Barth, John A ^a   Cowles, Timothy J ^a   Pierce, Stephen D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLAR FRONT; SPRING (SEASON);

ANTARCTIC POLAR FRONT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0034873327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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