Oceanography, primary production and dissolved inorganic nitrogen uptake in two Leeuwin Current eddies

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 8-10, 2007, Pages 981-1002

  Waite, A M ^a   Pesant, S ^a,c   Griffin, D A ^b   Thompson, P A ^b   Holl, C M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e OCEANIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy; f ratio; Leeuwin Current; Mixed layer depth; Nutrient uptake; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

DIATOM POPULATION; EDDY FORMATION; LEEUWIN CURRENT;

EDDY CURRENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; MESOSCALE EDDY; MIXED LAYER; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PROCHLORALES;

EID: 34547190211     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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