River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems: Introduction and synthesis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Hickey, B M ^a   Kudela, R M ^b   Nash, J D ^c   Bruland, K W ^b   Peterson, W T ^d   MacCready, P ^a   Lessard, E J ^a   Jay, D A ^e   Banas, N S ^f   Baptista, A M ^g   Dever, E P ^c   Kosro, P M ^c   Kilcher, L K ^c   Horner Devine, A R ^h   Zaron, E D ^e   McCabe, R M ⁱ   Peterson, J O ^c   Orton, P M ^j   Pan, J ^e   Lohan, M C ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Portland State University   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h University of Washington   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^j Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; RIVERS;

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BUOYANT PLUME; COASTAL OCEAN; COASTAL WATERS; COLUMBIA RIVER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; FIELD STUDIES; INTER-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES; IRON-LIMITATION; MICROZOOPLANKTONS; NEAR FIELDS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN WATER; PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SHADOW ZONE; SHELF ECOSYSTEMS; SHELF WATERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BUOYANCY; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WATER; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE FRONT; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

COLUMBIA ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249130283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005452     Document Type: Review

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