A biophysical NPZ model with iron for the Gulf of Alaska: Reproducing the differences between an oceanic HNLC ecosystem and a classical northern temperate shelf ecosystem

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2520-2536

  Hinckley, S ^a   Coyle, K O ^b   Gibson, G ^b   Hermann, A J ^c   Dobbins, E L ^c  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical model; Gulf of Alaska; Iron; NPZ model; Ocean ecosystems; ROMS model

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FEATURES; BIOPHYSICAL MODEL; CLOSURE TERM; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; COASTAL REGIONS; DOWN-WELLING; ENERGY FLOW; FIELD DATA; GULF OF ALASKA; INITIAL PARAMETER; IRON-LIMITATION; MELT WATER; MICROZOOPLANKTONS; MODEL COMPLEXITY; NPZ MODELS; NUTRIENT DEPLETION; OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANIC ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANIC ENVIRONMENTS; SHELF ECOSYSTEMS; SIZE CLASS; SPRING BLOOMS; WATER MASS;

ALGAE CONTROL; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS;

SIMULATORS;

BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; DETRITUS; DOWNWELLING; ECOREGION; IRON; ISOPOD; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; RUNOFF; SHELF SEA; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

COPEPODA;

EID: 71749101577     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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