Impact of physical processes on chlorophyll distribution in the Bay of Bengal

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-86

  Vinayachandran, P N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

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EID: 84889601045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GM000705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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