Sea ice impacts on spring bloom dynamics and net primary production in the Eastern Bering Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-62

  Brown, Zachary W ^a   Arrigo, Kevin R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOMS (METAL);

EASTERN BERING SEAS; LONG-TERM CHANGES; MULTIPLE SATELLITES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE CONDITIONS;

SEA ICE;

BIOPHYSICS; ENERGY FLOW; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84877590880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008034     Document Type: Article

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