The influence of coastal upwelling and a river plume on the subsurface chlorophyll maximum over the shelf of the northeastern South China Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 35-46

  Lu, Zhongming ^a   Gan, Jianping ^a   Dai, Minhan ^b   Cheung, Anson Y Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophylls; Coastal upwelling; River plumes; Simulation; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; RIVERS;

CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; COASTAL UPWELLING; HIGH NUTRIENT LOW CHLOROPHYLLS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATIONS; RIVER PLUME; SIMULATION; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RIVER PLUME; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHY; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PEARL RIVER [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH CHINA SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954863854     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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