Enhanced chlorophyll associated with island-induced cyclonic eddies in the eastern channel of the Tsushima Straits

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-408

  Onitsuka, Goh ^a   Morimoto, Akihiko ^b   Takikawa, Tetsutaro ^a   Watanabe, Atsushi ^c   Moku, Masatoshi ^a   Yoshikawa, Yutaka ^d   Yanagi, Tetsuo ^d  

^a NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; euphotic zone; island induced cyclonic eddy; mixed layer depth; nutrient; Tsushima Straits

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EDDY; EUPHOTIC ZONE; IRRADIANCE; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THERMOCLINE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA STRAIT; TSUSHIMA STRAIT;

CEPHALOPODA; PISCES;

EID: 58149289687     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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