The PROWQM physical-biological model with benthicpelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 287-331

  Lee, Jae Young ^a   Tett, Paul ^a   Jones, Ken ^b   Jones, Sarah ^c   Luyten, Patrick ^d   Smith, Claire ^a   Wild Allen, Karen ^a,e  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Mgmt U of the M M of the N S   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North Sea; Physical biological models (COHERENS, ECOHAM1, ERSEM, PROWQM); Plankton; PROVESS

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CHLOROPHYLL; MICROPLANKTON; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; NUTRIENT; OXYGEN; RESUSPENSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION;

NORTH SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036933898     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(02)00182-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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