Phytoplankton thin layers caused by shear in frontal zones of a coastal upwelling system

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 354, Issue , 2008, Pages 21-34

  Ryan, J P ^a   McManus, M A ^b   Paduan, J D ^c   Chavez, F P ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal upwelling system; Phytoplankton; Shear; Thermocline; Thin plankton layers

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FRONTAL FEATURE; ISOTHERM; PHYTOPLANKTON; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING; VELOCITY PROFILE; WATER MASS; WIND SHEAR;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40149084847     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07222     Document Type: Article

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