Basin-scale structures governing the position of the deep fluorescence maximum in the Gulf of Cádiz

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 11-13, 2006, Pages 1261-1281

  Navarro, G ^a,b   Ruiz, J ^a   Huertas, I E ^a   Garcia C M ^b   Criado Aldeanueva, F ^c   Echevarria F ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina CACYTMAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep fluorescence maximum; Gulf of C diz; Physical biological coupling; Primary production

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); STORMS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WATER;

DEEP FLUORESCENCE MAXIMUM (DFM); GULF OF CÁDIZ; PHYSICAL BIOLOGICAL COUPLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CATCHMENTS;

ANTICYCLONE; FLUORESCENCE; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; NUTRIENT; STRATIFICATION; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE SAINT VINCENT; CAPE SANTA MARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; GULF OF CADIZ; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748534442     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.04.013     Document Type: Article

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