An overview of physical and biogeochemical processes and ecosystem dynamics in the Taiwan Strait

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.6, 2011, Pages

  Hong, Huasheng ^a   Chai, Fei ^b   Zhang, Caiyun ^a   Huang, Bangqin ^a   Jiang, Yiwu ^a   Hu, Jianyu ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogechemial processes; Ecosystem dynamics; Taiwan Strait; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CLIMATE FORCING; COASTAL CURRENT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FOOD WEB; MONSOON; NANOPLANKTON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EAST CHINA SEA; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 84865796559     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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