Ecosystem response to upwelling off the Oregon coast: Behavior of three nitrogen-based models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Spitz, Y H ^a   Newberger, P A ^a   Allen, J S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal upwelling; Ecosystem modeling; Nitrogen cycling; Oregon coast

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLANKTON; UPWELLING; WIND FORCING;

(NORTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0142060743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001181     Document Type: Article

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