A one-dimensional simulation of biological production in two contrasting mesoscale eddies in the south eastern Indian Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 8-10, 2007, Pages 1029-1044

  Greenwood, J E ^a   Feng, M ^a   Waite, A M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Eddy; Indian Ocean; Leeuwin Current; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; MESOSCALE EDDIES; NUTRIENT FLUX;

EDDY CURRENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; MESOSCALE EDDY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34547174243     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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