Using biogeochemical data assimilation to assess the relative skill of multiple ecosystem models in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: Effects of increasing the complexity of the planktonic food web

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3015-3030

  Xiao, Y ^a   Friedrichs, M A M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHLOROPHYLL; CIRCULATION MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOOD WEB; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 84927948206     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-3015-2014     Document Type: Article

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