Hydrography and nutrient dynamics in the Northern South China Sea Shelf-sea (NoSoCS)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 23-40

  Wong, George T F ^a,b   Pan, Xiaoju ^a   Li, Kuo Yuan ^a   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^a   Ho, Tung Yuan ^a   Guo, Xianghui ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Internal waves; Marginal sea; Nutrients; Shelf sea; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

MIXING; STREAM FLOW;

INTERNAL WAVES; MARGINAL SEAS; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REACTIVE PHOSPHATES; SHELF-SEA; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

NUTRIENTS;

BOTTOM WATER; CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDROGRAPHY; INTERNAL WAVE; MARGINAL SEA; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDFIELD RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF BREAK; SHELF SEA; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL MIXING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHANTOU; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84930926118     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.02.023     Document Type: Article

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