A comparison of observed upwelling mechanisms off the east coast of Australia

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2551-2572

  Roughan, Moninya ^a,b   Middleton, Jason H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

20 40 S 150 155 E; Coastal upwelling; East Australian Current; Hydrographic survey; Smoky Cape

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036851768     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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