Eddies and Upper-Ocean Nutrient Supply

Ocean Modeling in an Eddying Regime

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 115-130

  Oschlies, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ocean circulation Mathematical models; Oceanography Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ESTIMATION; NUTRIENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CIRCULATION MODELS; MESOSCALE EDDY; NORTH ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL GYRES; NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OCEAN CIRCULATION; UPPER OCEAN;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 84952673658     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/177GM09     Document Type: Chapter

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