Autumnal reduction of stratification in the northern North Sea and its impact

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-191

  Van Haren, Hans ^a   Howarth, M J ^b   Jones, K ^c   Ezzi, I ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

59 N 01 E; Autumn; Northern North Sea; Nutrients; Shear; Stratification

Indexed keywords

MIXING; NUTRIENT; SEASONALITY; STRATIFICATION;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0037248161     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00171-1     Document Type: Article

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