Modeling the effects of coastal wind- and wind-stress curl-driven upwellings on plankton dynamics in the Southern California current system

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-119

  Macias D ^a,b   Franks, P J S ^a   Ohman, M D ^a   Landry, M R ^a  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical models; CALCOFI; California Current System; CCE LTER; Data simulations comparison; Southern California Bight; U.S.A

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; CALCOFI; CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEMS; CCE-LTER; DATA-SIMULATIONS COMPARISON; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; U.S.A;

ALGAE CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN HABITATS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE WATERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE AREA; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 84856276904     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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