The Eastern Mediterranean Sea biogeochemical dynamics in the 1990s: A numerical study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2231-2248

  Mattia, Gelsomina ^a,b   Zavatarelli, Marco ^a,b   Vichi, Marcello ^c,d   Oddo, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze Del Mare ^*  (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical model; Eastern Mediterranean Transient; Mediterranean Sea; physical biogeochemical coupling

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; NUTRIENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL DYNAMICS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; LEVANTINE INTERMEDIATE WATERS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURES;

MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84878104201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20160     Document Type: Article

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