Distributions and variability of particulate organic matter in a coastal upwelling system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Karp Boss, Lee ^a   Wheeler, P A ^b   Hales, B ^b   Covert, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam attenuation; POM; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; UPWELLING;

EID: 22944447402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002184     Document Type: Article

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