Critical role for mesoscale eddy diffusion in supplying oxygen to hypoxic ocean waters

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 5194-5198

  Gnanadesikan, Anand ^a   Bianchi, Daniele ^b   Pradal, Marie Aude ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

earth system model; hypoxia; mesoscale diffusion; remineralization; satellite productivity

Indexed keywords

CURRENT GENERATION; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIC WATER; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REMINERALIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

DIFFUSION;

COLOR; DIFFUSION; EDDY; HYPOXIA; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN; REMINERALIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885351887     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50998     Document Type: Article

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