Impact of the 1997/98 ENSO on upper ocean characteristics in Marguerite Bay, western Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Meredith, Michael P ^a   Renfrew, Ian A ^b,c   Clarke, Andrew ^b   King, John C ^b   Brandon, Mark A ^d  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; ENSO

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; WATER MASS;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; MARGUERITE BAY; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 22944492673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001784     Document Type: Article

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