Temporal coupling between surface and deep ocean biogeochemical processes in contrasting subtropical and subantarctic water masses, southwest Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Nodder, Scott D ^a   Boyd, Philip W ^b   Chiswell, Stephen M ^a   Pinkerton, Matthew H ^a   Bradford Grieve, Janet M ^a   Greig, Malcolm J N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 31744439051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002833     Document Type: Article

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