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L. Seuront, F. Schmitt, Y. Lagadeuc, D. Schertzer, and S. Et-lovejoy, Universal multifractal analysis as a tool to characterize multiscale intermittent patterns: example of phytoplankton distribution in turbulent coastal waters, Journal of Plankton Research, vol.21, issue.5, pp.877-922, 1999.
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