On phosphate pumping into the surface layer of the eastern Gotland Basin by upwelling

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 71-89

  Lass, Hans Ulrich ^a   Mohrholz, Volker ^a   Nausch, Günther ^a   Siegel, Herbert ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Eastern Gotland Basin; Intermediate winter water; Mesoscale eddies; Nitrate; Particulate phosphorus; Phosphate; Phytoplankton; Surface layer; Upwelling; Vertical turbulent diffusion

Indexed keywords

BALTIC SEA; EASTERN GOTLAND BASIN; MESOSCALE EDDIES; MESOSCALE EDDY; PARTICULATE PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE LAYERS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

ALGAE CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; FILAMENTS (LAMP); HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; LANDFORMS; NITRATES; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; SURFACE WATERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHLOROPHYLL A; DOWNWELLING; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MESOSCALE EDDY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; REDFIELD RATIO; ROSSBY WAVE; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE LAYER; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENT MIXING; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC REGION; BALTIC SEA; GOTLAND BASIN;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 73449122965     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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