Multivariable statistical regression models of the areal extent of hypoxia over the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Forrest, David R ^a   Hetland, Robert D ^b   Dimarco, Steven F ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hypoxia; hypoxic area; statistical models; wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355164150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/045002     Document Type: Article

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