Apparent phytoplankton bloom due to island mass effect

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 238-246

  Hasegawa, Daisuke ^a   Yamazaki, Hidekatsu ^b   Ishimaru, Takashi ^b   Nagashima, Hideki ^b   Koike, Yoshio ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Island wakes; Kuroshio; Subsurface Chl a maximum; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE WATERS; TURBULENCE;

ISLAND WAKES; KUROSHIO; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBSURFACE CHL-A MAXIMUM;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WATER;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 36448979878     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.04.019     Document Type: Article

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