Coupled 3D physical and biological modelling of the mesoscale variability observed in North-East Atlantic in spring 1997: Biological processes

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1741-1768

  Popova, E E ^a   Lozano, C J ^b   Srokosz, M A ^a   Fasham, M J R ^a   Haley, P J ^b   Robinson, A R ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Ecosystems; Mesoscale processes; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CHLOROPHYLL; DATA ASSIMILATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NUTRIENT; PLANKTON; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 2242428914     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00091-2     Document Type: Article

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