Impact of the Kuroshio intrusion on the nutrient inventory in the upper northern South China Sea: insights from an isopycnal mixing model

Based on four cruises covering a seasonal cycle in 2009–2011, we examined the impact of the Kuroshio intrusion, featured by extremely oligotrophic waters, on the nutrient inventory in the central northern South China Sea (NSCS). The nutrient inventory in the upper 100 m of the water column in the st...

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Main Authors: C. Du, Z. Liu, M. Dai, S.-J. Kao, Z. Cao, Y. Zhang, T. Huang, L. Wang, Y. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/6419/2013/bg-10-6419-2013.pdf