Physical control of chlorophyll a, POC, and TPN distributions in the pack ice of the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Arrigo, Kevin R ^a   Robinson, Dale H ^b   Dunbar, Robert B ^a   Leventer, Amy R ^c   Lizotte, Michael P ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Antarctic; Ecosystem; Nutrients; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PACK ICE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEA ICE;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 1642439904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001138     Document Type: Article

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