Seasonal dynamics and biological productivity in the Arabian Sea Euphotic Zone as simulated by a three-dimensional ecosystem model

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 501-530

  Ryabchenko, V A ^a   Gorchakov, A ^a   Fasham, M J R ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Southampto Onceanography Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EUPHOTIC ZONE; NITROGEN; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0032436657     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GB01183     Document Type: Article

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