Constraining effect of mesoscale features on carbon budget of photic layer in the NE subtropical Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 287, Issue , 2005, Pages 45-52

  Mouriño, Beatriz ^a,e   Fernández, Emilio ^a   Pingree, Robin ^b   Sinha, Bablu ^c   Escánez, José ^d   De Armas, Demetrio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Mesoscale features; NE subtropical Atlantic; Phytoplankton biomass; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CURRENT; MESOSCALE EDDY; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 15944410325     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps287045     Document Type: Article

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