An ecosystem model for the North Pacific embedded in a general circulation model. Part II: Mechanisms forming seasonal variations of chlorophyll

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-178

  Kawamiya, Michio ^a   Kishi, Michio J ^b   Suginohara, Nobuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual cycles; Chlorophyll; Ecosystem model; GCM simulation; North Pacific; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033924232     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(00)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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