Intermediate water masses off south-southwest Portugal: Chemical tracers

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 539-552

  Cabeçadas, Graça ^a   Brogueira, Maria J ^a   Gonçalves, Célia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INTERMEDIATE WATER; NUTRIENT; SALINITY; TRACER; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 10744227316     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224003322384924     Document Type: Article

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