Mesoscale variations of biogeochemical properties in the Sargasso Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C6, 1999, Pages 13381-13394

  McGillicuddy Jr , D J ^a   Johnson, R ^b   Siegel, D A ^c   Michaels, A F ^d   Bates, N R ^b   Knap, A H ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; MESOSCALE EDDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER OCEAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 0242362395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900021     Document Type: Article

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