Influence of mesoscale eddies on biological production in the Mozambique Channel: Several contrasted examples from a coupled ocean-biogeochemistry model

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-93

  Jose Y S ^a   Aumont, O ^b   Machu, E ^b   Penven, P ^a,b   Moloney, C L ^a   Maury, O ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies; Mozambique Channel; Nutrients; Ocean physical biogeochemical coupling

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELING; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNELS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH;

ADVECTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

NUTRIENTS;

ADVECTION; ANTICYCLONE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUPHOTIC ZONE; GROWTH RATE; MESOSCALE EDDY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 84897661672     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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