A generalized model of pelagic biogeochemistry for the global ocean ecosystem. Part I: Theory

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 64, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 89-109

  Vichi, M ^a   Pinardi, N ^b   Masina, S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BFM; Biomass based ecosystem model; Ecological stoichiometry; ERSEM; Marine biogeochemistry; PELAGOS

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BIOMASS BASED ECOSYSTEM MODELS; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL FAMILIES (CFF); ECOLOGICAL STOICHIOMETRY; MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EQUATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 33845211533     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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