Tidal-induced mixing and diapycnal nutrient fluxes in the Mauritanian upwelling region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Schafstall, Jens ^a   Dengler, Marcus ^a   Brandt, Peter ^a   Bange, Hermann ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUOYANCY FREQUENCY; COASTAL AREA; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRITICAL ANGLES; DIAPYCNAL MIXING PROCESS; DISSIPATION RATES; HIGHLY NONLINEAR; INTERNAL WAVES; LARGE PARTS; MEAN VALUES; MICROSTRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS; MIXED LAYER; NET COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS; NITRATE FLUXES; NUTRIENT FLUXES; OPEN OCEAN; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PER UNIT VOLUME; SHELF BREAK; TURBULENT DISSIPATION RATES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; UPWELLING REGION; WORLD OCEAN;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; INTERNAL WAVE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PARAMETERIZATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; UPWELLING;

MAURITANIA;

EID: 77958144356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005940     Document Type: Article

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