Climatic and Tidal Forcing of Hydrography and Chlorophyll Concentrations in the Columbia River Estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-296

  Roegner, G Curtis ^a   Seaton, Charles ^b   Baptista, António M ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll concentration; Columbia River estuary; Hydrography; Northeast Pacific; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE FORCING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

COLUMBIA ESTUARY; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751476191     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9340-z     Document Type: Article

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