Silica fluxes in the northeast Atlantic frontal zone of Mode Water formation (38°-45°N, 16°-22°W) in 2001-2002

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Mosseri, Julie ^a   Quéguiner, Bernard ^a   Rimmelin, Peggy ^a   Leblond, Nathalie ^b,c   Guieu, Cécile ^b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODE WATER; OCEANIC FRONT; SILICA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 24944583948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002615     Document Type: Article

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