Hydrographic variability, nutrient distribution and water mass dynamics in Strymonikos Gulf (Northern Greece)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-235

  Sylaios, Georgios ^a   Koutrakis, Emmanuil ^a   Kallianiotis, Argyris ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hydrography; Mediterranean Sea; Nutrients; River plume; Seasonal variation; Strymonikos Gulf; Water mass

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER PLUME; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MASS;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRYMONIC GULF;

EID: 31144468087     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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