A modeling study to explore on-shelf transport of oceanic zooplankton in the Eastern Bering Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 121-122, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-64

  Gibson, G A ^a   Coyle, K O ^a   Hedstrom, K ^b   Curchitser, E N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Arctic Region Supercomputing Center   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Bering Sea; Shelf edge dynamics; Shelf fronts; Transport; Wind driven currents; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EASTERN BERING SEAS; SHELF EDGES; SHELF FRONTS; TRANSPORT; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENTS; ZOOPLANKTON;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE ENGINEERING;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MODELING; OCEAN; OVERWINTERING; SHELF BREAK; TRACKING; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FORCING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

COPEPODA; NEOCALANUS;

EID: 84877610256     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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