Seasonal variation of primary productivity in the East China Sea: A numerical study based on coupled physical-biogeochemical model

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 1762-1782

  Liu, Kon Kee ^a   Chao, Shenn Yu ^b   Lee, Hung Jen ^c   Gong, Gwo Ching ^d   Teng, Yi Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d National Ocean Taiwan University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Changjiang discharge; Chlorophyll; East China Sea; Modeling; Primary production; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CHANGJIANG DISCHARGE; EAST CHINA SEA; MODELING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; PRODUCTIVITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL METHOD; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 77957836566     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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