Influences of river discharge on biological production in the inner shelf: A coupled biological and physical model of the Louisiana-Texas shelf

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-320

  Chen, Changsheng ^a   Wiesenburg, Denis A ^b   Xie, Liusen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HYDROGRAPHY; MODEL; NUTRIENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHELF DYNAMICS;

GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA-TEXAS SHELF;

EID: 0030863671     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240973224391     Document Type: Article

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