Seasonal and mesoscale variability of biological and chemical parameters related to the hydrodynamics of the Ibiza Channel (western Mediterranean)

Boletin - Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 31-47

  Jansa J ^a   Lopez Jurado J L ^a   Marillas, A ^a   Amengual, B ^a  

^a Santa Cruz de Tenerife   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Hydrography; Ibiza Channel; Nitrates; Oxygen saturation percentage; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDRODYNAMICS; NITRATE; OXYGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0343674016     PISSN: 00740195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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