The effect of surface flooding on the physical-biogeochemical dynamics of a warm-core eddy off southeast Australia

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 592-605

  Baird, Mark E ^a,c   Suthers, Iain M ^b,c   Griffin, David A ^d   Hollings, Ben ^e   Pattiaratchi, Charitha ^e   Everett, Jason D ^b,c   Roughan, Moninya ^b,c   Oubelkheir, Kadija ^d   Doblin, Martina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti cyclonic eddy; Autonomous underwater glider; Deep chlorophyll maximum; East Australian Current; Tasman Sea

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER GLIDER; CYCLONIC EDDY; DEEP CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMUM; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; TASMAN SEA;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLIDERS; HEATING; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING;

CHLOROPHYLL;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYCLONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EDDY; FLOODING; HEAT BUDGET; MASS BALANCE; MOORING SYSTEM; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; PYCNOCLINE; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

EID: 79951558559     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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