Modelling vertical mixing in the surface boundary layer using artificial age tracers

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 115-128

  Bendtsen, Jørgen ^a   Gustafsson, Karin E ^a   Petersen, Jens Kjerulf ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age tracer; Benthic grazers; Benthic pelagic coupling; Mariager fjord; Mixed layer dynamics; Phytoplankton; Turbulence model; Vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NUTRITION; TURBULENCE;

AGE TRACERS; BENTHIC GRAZERS; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; MARIAGER FJORD; MIXED LAYER DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TURBULENCE MODEL; VERTICAL MIXING;

RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ESTUARY; FJORD; NUTRIENT; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 33645888699     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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