Evolution of the spatial structure of a thin phytoplankton layer into a turbulent field

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 374, Issue , 2009, Pages 57-74

  Wang, Zhankun ^a   Goodman, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AUV; Chlorophyll a; Monterey bay; Sinking; Thin layers; Turbulent mixing; Vertical dispersion and contraction

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHYTOPLANKTON; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT MIXING;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60049095022     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07738     Document Type: Article

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