Variability of the nutrient stream near Kuroshio's origin

Abstract The Kuroshio—literally “the Black Stream”—is the most substantial current in the Pacific Ocean. It was called the Black Stream because this oligotrophic current is so nutrient-poor in its euphotic zone that the water appears black without the influence of phytoplankton and the associated, o...

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Main Authors: Chen-Tung Arthur Chen, Ting-Hsuan Huang, Chi-Hsuan Wu, Haiyan Yang, Xinyu Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84420-5