On the role of mesoscale eddies for the biological productivity and biogeochemistry in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean off Peru

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7293-7306

  Stramma, L ^a   Bange, H W ^a   Czeschel, R ^a   Lorenzo, A ^b   Frank, M ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL; HYDROGRAPHY; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUTRIENT LOSS; OPEN OCEAN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PERU;

EID: 84885450253     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7293-2013     Document Type: Article

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