Influence of Rossby waves on nutrient dynamics and the plankton community structure in the North Pacific subtropical gyre

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Sakamoto, Carole M ^a   Karl, David M ^b   Jannasch, Hans W ^a   Bidigare, Robert R ^b   Letelier, Ricardo M ^c   Walz, Peter M ^a   Ryan, John P ^a   Polito, Paulo S ^d   Johnson, Kenneth S ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mooring; Nitrate; Nutrient; Phytoplankton; Rossby waves

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; ROSSBY WAVE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 3543001628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001976     Document Type: Article

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