Biological and chemical response of the equatorial Pacific Ocean to the 1997-98 El Nino

Science

Volumn 286, Issue 5447, 1999, Pages 2126-2131

  Chavez, F P ^a   Strutton, P G ^a   Friederich, G E ^a   Feely, R A ^b   Feldman, G C ^c   Foley, D G ^d   McPhaden, M J ^b  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL;

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; EL NINO; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032778515     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5447.2126     Document Type: Article

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52. We wish to thank the officers and crew of the Ka'imimoana for support of the mooring and shipbased measurements; K. Angstadt, K. Baldwin, P. Bernhardt, J. Kahn, D. Sweeney, and K. Treese for assistance in collecting the in situ chlorophyll and nutrient data; and R. Herlien, M. Kelley, M. Pickerill, P. Walz, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) machine shop for support of the MBARI mooring program. Financial support for this work was provided by the NOAA Office of Global Programs, the NASA SIMBIOS program, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.