Tidal pumping and nutrient fluxes on Georges Bank: A process-oriented modeling study

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 528-544

  Hu, Song ^a   Townsend, David W ^b   Chen, Changsheng ^a   Cowles, Geoffrey ^a   Beardsley, Robert C ^c   Ji, Rubao ^c   Houghton, Robert W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

FVCOM; Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine; Nutrient flux; Tidal pumping

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUXES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND STRESS;

FVCOM; GEORGES BANK; GULF OF MAINE; NUTRIENT FLUX; TIDAL PUMPING;

NUTRIENTS;

ADVECTION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PUMPING; STRATIFICATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 54049087364     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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