Influence of anticyclonic eddies on the Biogeochemistry from the Oligotrophic to the Ultraoligotrophic Mediterranean (BOUM cruise)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3827-3855

  Moutin, T ^a   Prieur, L ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; DIAMETER; DISPERSION; EDDY; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; WATER MASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84867462647     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3827-2012     Document Type: Article

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