Suspended particles in the Canada Basin from optical and bottle data, 2003-2008

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 799-813

  Jackson, J M ^a   Allen, S E ^a   Carmack, E C ^b   McLaughlin, F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL EROSION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RUNOFF; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPWELLING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; BEAUFORT SHELF; CANADA BASIN; NORTHWIND RIDGE;

EID: 77957203728     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-799-2010     Document Type: Article

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