Suspended matter variability in relation to water masses in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea-Antarctica)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Capello, Marco ^a   Budillon, Giorgio ^b   Ferrari, Marco ^a   Tucci, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Particulate matter; Polynya; Terra Nova Bay; Water masses

Indexed keywords

ICE SHELF; POLYNYA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER MASS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TERRA NOVA BAY;

EID: 5044251582     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540410001664620     Document Type: Article

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