Interannual hypoxia variability in a coastal upwelling system: Ocean-shelf exchange, climate and ecosystem-state implications

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-450

  Monteiro, P M S ^a,b   van der Plas, A K ^c   Melice J L ^a   Florenchie, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Benguela; Climate; Ecosystem; Hypoxia; Oxygen; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; OXYGEN;

HYPOXIA; SHELF ADVECTION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

ADVECTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECADAL VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HYPOXIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING; WARMING;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); BENGUELA; KARAS; LUDERITZ; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 41649098695     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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