Large-scale physical controls on phytoplankton growth in the Irminger Sea, Part II: Model study of the physical and meteorological preconditioning

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 219-237

  Waniek, Joanna J ^a,b   Holliday, N Penny ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irminger Sea; Meteorological and physical forcing; Mixed layer; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Provinces

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; SEAWATER; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

IRMINGER SEA; METEOROLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL FORCING; MIXED LAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROVINCES;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CLIMATE FORCING; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRMINGER SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 33644647173     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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