Water temperature variation and the meteorological and hydrographic environment of Bocas del Toro, Panama

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 392-413

  Kaufmann, Karl W ^a   Thompson, Ricardo C ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Central America; Coral bleaching; Rainfall; Solar radiation; Temperature stress; Water temperature; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; RAINFALL; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY;

BOCAS DEL TORO; CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 31344450141     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: 00086452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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