Mesoscale eddies, satellite altimetry, and new production in the Sargasso Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C6, 1999, Pages 13359-13379

  Siegel, David A ^a   McGillicuddy Jr , Dennis J ^b   Fields, Erik A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUPHOTIC ZONE; MESOSCALE EDDY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 0000629828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900051     Document Type: Article

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