Phytoplankton bloom triggered by an anticyclonic eddy: The combined effect of eddy‐Ekman pumping and winter mixing
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jc012763
Abstract: Recent composite based researches reveal that anticyclonic eddies facilitate the growth of phytoplankton in the subtropical gyres. Two dynamical mechanisms, eddy-Ekman pumping and winter mixing, have been examined individually, but their relative and combined effects… read more here.
Keywords: bloom; ekman pumping; winter mixing; eddy ekman ... See more keywords