Physical dynamics and biological implications of a mesoscale eddy in the lee of Hawai'i: Cyclone Opal observations during E-Flux III

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 10-13, 2008, Pages 1252-1274

  Nencioli, Francesco ^a   Kuwahara, Victor S ^a,b   Dickey, Tommy D ^a   Rii, Yoshimi M ^c   Bidigare, Robert R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclonic eddies; E FLUX project; Hawai'i; Mesoscale processes; Physical biological coupling

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; SHIPS; STORMS;

CYCLONIC EDDIES; MESOSCALE PROCESSES; PHYSICAL-BIOLOGICAL COUPLING; SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

WATER WAVES;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; COUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; LEE CYCLOGENESIS; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44749094000     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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