Modelling the pelagic nitrogen cycle and vertical particle flux in the Norwegian sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 173-199

  Haupt, Olaf J ^a   Wolf, Uli ^b   Bodungen, Bodo V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Model; Nitrogen cycle; Norwegian sea; Parameterization; Particle flux; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NITROGEN CYCLE; PARTICULATE FLUX; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; WATER COLUMN;

NORWEGIAN SEA;

CALANUS FINMARCHICUS;

EID: 0033065550     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00090-6     Document Type: Article

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