Monsoons, Islands, and Eddies: Their effects on phytoplankton in the Indian Ocean

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 2009, Pages 57-70

  Marra, John ^a,b   Moore, Thomas S ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 84899722529     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GM000701     Document Type: Conference Paper

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