Iron limitation impact on eddy-induced ecosystem variability in the coastal Gulf of Alaska

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Fiechter, Jerome ^a   Moore, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological production; Data assimilation; Iron limitation; Marine ecosystem; Mesoscale eddies; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; IRON LIMITATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOSCALE EDDY; MODELLING;

ALGAE CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DATA PROCESSING; IRON; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; DATA ASSIMILATION; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRON; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 82455212979     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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