Patterns and controls of chlorophyll-a and primary productivity cycles in the Southern California Bight

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 48-60

  Mantyla, Arnold W ^a   Bograd, Steven J ^b   Venrick, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

California Current; California, Southern California Bight; Chlorophyll; Hydrography; Primary production; USA

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; NUTRIENTS; PEST CONTROL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; CHEMICAL CYCLING; CHLOROPHYLL-A; EUPHOTIC ZONES; HYDROGRAPHY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; TEMPORAL PATTERNING; USA; WIND-DRIVEN UPWELLING; WINTER CONVECTION;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; EUPHOTIC ZONE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HYDROGRAPHY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPWELLING;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 48349139805     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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