Fig 1. ONR-JES 1999_summer (top panels) and 2000_winter cruise data plots (lower panels) for depth profile of silicic acid (a, d), phosphate (b, e) and phosphate vs. silicic acid (c, f).
Fig 2. Silicic acid profiles against sigma-theta in summer 1999 and winter 2000 in the East Sea (left panel) and station map (right panel). Data from ONR-JES program.
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