Influence of model geometrical fitting and turbulence parameterization on phytoplankton simulation in the Gulf of Maine

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 23-24, 2006, Pages 2808-2832

  Tian, Rucheng ^a   Chen, Changsheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometrical fitting; Gulf of Maine; Physical biological modeling; Phytoplankton dynamics; Tidal mixing front

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUXES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE;

GEOMETRICAL FITTING; GULF OF MAINE; NUTRIENT FLUXES; PHYSICAL-BIOLOGICAL MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; TIDAL MIXING FRONTS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

PHYTOPLANKTON; SIMULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 33845217142     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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