Biological and chemical signs of upward motions in permanent geostrophic fronts of the western Mediterranean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C12, 1998, Pages 27849-27866

  Zakardjian, Bruno ^a   Prieur, Louis ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; NUTRIENT; OCEANIC FRONT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

(WEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032534173     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC01537     Document Type: Article

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