Eddy-driven sources and sinks of nutrients in the upper ocean: Results from a 0.1° resolution model of the North Atlantic

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  McGillicuddy, Jr ^a   Anderson, L A ^a   Doney, S C ^a   Maltrud, M E ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Eddies; Mesoscale processes; New production; Physical biological interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CIRCULATION MODELING; GYRE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0043240785     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001987     Document Type: Article

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