Deep ocean exchange with west-European shelf seas

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 621-634

  Huthnance, J M ^a   Holt, J T ^a   Wakelin, S L ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CANYON; DEEP SEA; EDDY; INTERNAL TIDE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SHELF SEA; THERMOCLINE; TIDAL CYCLE; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); CELTIC SEA;

EID: 72649092771     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-621-2009     Document Type: Article

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