North Atlantic and North Sea Climate Change: Curl up, shut down, NAO and Ocean Colour

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1301-1315

  Pingree, Robin ^a,b  

^a The Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; GYRE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 27744442703     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012488     Document Type: Article

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