Effects of bora wind on physical and biogeochemical properties of stratified waters in the northern Adriatic

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Boldrin, A ^a   Carniel, S ^a   Giani, M ^b   Marini, M ^c   Aubry, F Bernardi ^a   Campanelli, A ^c   Grilli, F ^c   Russo, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LANDFORMS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ADRIATIC; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; BOTTOM LAYERS; BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; BOTTOM WATER; COASTAL CURRENTS; COMBINED EFFECT; CONCENTRATION OF; CROATIANS; DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS; FRONTAL SYSTEM; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGIC PARAMETERS; HYPOXIC CONDITION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MINERALIZATION PROCESS; NORTHERN ADRIATIC; NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUTRIENT BALANCE; NUTRIENT EXPORT; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; RE-SUSPENSION; SALTY WATER; STRATIFIED WATERS; SUSPENDED MATTERS; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMNS; WAVE MODELS; WIND FORCING;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL CURRENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER COLUMN; WAVE MODELING; WIND FORCING;

ADRIATIC COAST [CROATIA]; CROATIA;

EID: 74049090918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004837.     Document Type: Article

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