Primary production and climatic variability in the European sector of the Arctic Ocean prior to 2007: Preliminary results

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1641-1650

  Wassmann, Paul ^a   Slagstad, Dag ^b   Ellingsen, Ingrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b SINTEF OCEAN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Decadal anomalies; European Arctic Ocean; Global warming; Interannual decadal variability; Primary production; Seasonal ice zone

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; POLAR REGION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; FRAM STRAIT; GREENLAND SEA; KARA SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 78751571315     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0839-3     Document Type: Article

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