Influences of the Juan de Fuca Eddy on circulation, nutrients, and phytoplankton production in the northern California Current System

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  MacFadyen, A ^a   Hickey, B M ^a   Cochlan, W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTUARIES; FLOW OF WATER; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WIND;

CIRCULATION MODELING; EDDY; EKMAN LAYER; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; NUTRIENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; OUTFLOW; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UNDERCURRENT; WATER MASS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 52149086436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004412     Document Type: Article

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