Seasonal distributions of satellite-measured phytoplankton pigment concentration along the Chilean coast

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C11, 1999, Pages 25877-25890

  Thomas, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 85088546017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900171     Document Type: Article

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