Enhancement/reduction of biological pump depends on ocean circulation in the sea-ice reduction regions of the Arctic Ocean

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Nishino, Shigeto ^a   Kikuchi, Takashi ^a   Yamamoto Kawai, Michiyo ^b   Kawaguchi, Yusuke ^a   Hirawake, Toru ^c   Itoh, Motoyo ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean circulation; Biological pump; Chlorophyll a; Nutrients; Sea ice melting

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; CHLOROPHYLL A; GYRE; MELTING; NUTRIENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT; CANADA BASIN; EURASIAN BASIN; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959870160     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-011-0030-7     Document Type: Article

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