Formation and global distribution of sea-surface microlayers

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-135

  Wurl, O ^a   Wurl, E ^a   Miller, L ^a   Johnson, K ^a   Vagle, S ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROLAYER; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFACTANT; TROPHIC LEVEL; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 78751526529     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-121-2011     Document Type: Article

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