Transport of oceanic nitrate from the continental shelf to the coastal basin in relation to the path of the Kuroshio

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1678-1688

  Sugimoto, Ryo ^a   Kasai, Akihide ^a   Miyajima, Toshihiro ^b   Fujita, Kouichi ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estuarine circulation; Ise Bay; Kuroshio path; Nitrogen isotope ratio; Phytoplankton production; Shelf water intrusion

Indexed keywords

BAY; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE; SURFACE WATER; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; ISE BAY; JAPAN; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 67650951134     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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