Physical and biogeochemical controls of the phytoplankton seasonal cycle in the Indian Ocean: A modeling study

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 2009, Pages 147-166

  Koné, Vamara ^a   Aumont, Olivier ^a   Lévy, Marina ^b   Resplandy, Laure ^b  

^a IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 84875926523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GM000700     Document Type: Conference Paper

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