Numerical study on the origins and the forcing mechanism of the phosphate in upwelling areas off the coast of zhejiang province, China in summer

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 123-124, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-18

  Yang, Dezhou ^a,b   Yin, Baoshu ^a,b   Sun, Junchuan ^a,b,c   Zhang, Yong ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

China, Zhejiang province; East China Sea; Ocean circulation; Phosphates; Upwelling; Western boundary currents

Indexed keywords

EAST CHINA SEA; OCEAN CIRCULATION; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; ZHEJIANG PROVINCE;

OCEAN CURRENTS; PHOSPHATES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATERS;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN; ZHEJIANG;

ALGAE;

EID: 84880044014     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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