Seasonal variability and Po River plume influence on biochemical properties along western Adriatic coast

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Marim, Mauro ^c   Jones, Burt H ^a   Campanelli, Alessandra ^c   Grilli, Federica ^c   Lee, Craig M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; DISCRIMINATORS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); LANDFORMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PORPHYRINS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

ADRIATIC; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; DEEP MIXING; FORCINGS; LOW SALINITY; NORTHERN ADRIATIC; NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA; PO RIVER; PO RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; STRONG WINDS; WATER COLUMNS; WATER MASS; WIND FORCING;

WIND STRESS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIXING; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS; WIND FORCING; WINTER;

ADRIATIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 69049105319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004370     Document Type: Article

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