Response of the ocean mixed layer depth to global warming and its impact on primary production: A case for the North Pacific Ocean

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 996-1007

  Jang, Chan Joo ^a   Park, Jisoo ^a   Park, Taewook ^a   Yoo, Sinjae ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

coupled models; global warming; mixed layer depth; North Pacific Ocean; primary production

Indexed keywords

COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; LATITUDE; MAGNITUDE; MIXED LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79959494013     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr064     Document Type: Review

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