Thin phytoplankton layer formation at eddies, filaments, and fronts in a coastal upwelling zone

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 3-5, 2009, Pages 246-259

  Johnston, T M Shaun ^a   Cheriton, Olivia M ^b   Pennington, J Timothy ^c   Chavez, Francisco P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Current shear; Monterey Bay; Stratification; Thin layers; Transition layer; Upwelling relaxation

Indexed keywords

CURRENT SHEAR; MONTEREY BAY; STRATIFICATION; THIN LAYERS; TRANSITION LAYER; UPWELLING RELAXATION;

ALGAE CONTROL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; FILAMENTS (LAMP); FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETERS; OCEAN HABITATS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; SEAWATER;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONDUCTIVITY; DATA INTERPRETATION; EDDY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; OCEANIC FRONT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349144381     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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