Response of biological production and air-sea CO2 fluxes to upwelling intensification in the California and Canary Current Systems

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 109-110, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-160

  Lachkar, Zouhair ^a   Gruber, Nicolas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air sea CO2 exchange; Biological production; California Current System; Canary Current System; Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems; Upwelling intensification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEMS; CANARY CURRENT SYSTEM; UPWELLING INTENSIFICATION; UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGASSING; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN HABITATS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDENCE TIME; UPWELLING; WIND FIELD; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CALIFORNIA; CANARY CURRENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869881990     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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