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Mean winter surface nitrate/phosphate-ratio in the Mediterranean Sea, 2003

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 15 Dec 2022

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Topics: Water and marine environment

Coastal stations are marked by circles and ICES open-water stations (&gt;20 km from coast) by squares

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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)
Figure type:: Map

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Level of classification is based on the 20 % 40 %, 60 % and 80 % percentiles of the nitrate+nitrite distribution at coastal stations. The map is only available as a low resolution picture.
Geographical coverage note: the Mediterranean Sea