Turbulent nutrient fluxes in the Iceland Basin

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-35

  Forryan, A ^a   Martin, A P ^b   Srokosz, M A ^b   Popova, E E ^b   Painter, S C ^b   Stinchcombe, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissolved iron; Nitrate; North Atlantic; Phosphate; Silicate; Turbulent diffusion

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CYCLONIC EDDY; DISSOLVED IRON; EUPHOTIC ZONE; HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; ICELAND BASIN; IRON-LIMITATION; MACRO-NUTRIENT FLUX; MESOSCALE FEATURES; NORTH ATLANTIC; NUTRIENT FLUXES; OCEAN WEATHER; SPRING BLOOMS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TURBULENT DIFFUSIVITIES; TURBULENT FLUX; WATER VELOCITIES;

BLOOMS (METAL); IRON; MIXING; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; SILICATES;

NUTRIENTS;

CYCLONE; DISSOLVED MATTER; EDDY; EUPHOTIC ZONE; INORGANIC SALT; IRON; MAGNITUDE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ICELAND BASIN;

EID: 84856603834     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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