Sub-mesoscale structure and the development of an eddy in the Subantarctic Front north of the Crozet Islands

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 18-20, 2007, Pages 1930-1948

  Read, J F ^a   Pollard, R T ^a   Allen, J T ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

45 S; 50 E; Algal bloom; Indian Ocean; Mesoscale features; Ocean circulation; Oceanic eddies; Polar Frontal Zone; Southern Ocean; Subantarctic Front

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SALINE WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYTODETRITAL MATERIALS; STRATIFIED LAYER;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL; EDDY; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC FRONT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR FRONT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CROZET ISLANDS; FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 35348827746     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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