Ocean physics and nutrient fields along 180° during an El Niño - Southern Oscillation cold phase

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Eldin, Gérard ^a   Rodier, Martine ^b  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Tropical instability waves

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; REMINERALIZATION; UPWELLING; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 1842661164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000746     Document Type: Article

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