Sensitivity of ocean oxygenation to variations in tropical zonal wind stress magnitude

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 909-926

  Ridder, Nina N ^a   England, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

dissolved oxygen; marine biogeochemistry; marine biology model; oxygen minimum zones; UVic ESCM

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLOBAL OCEAN; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; OXYGENATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WIND STRESS;

CHILE; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOMALIA;

EID: 85027938810     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GB004708     Document Type: Article

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