Abstract
Measurements made during a hydrographic survey during July-August 1992 were interpreted in the context of satellite imagery of the region. Satellite imagery revealed a convoluted plume of cold water flowing along isobaths from underneath fast ice in the southwestern portion of the polynya toward the northeast. This plume carried relatively high nutrient and low oxygen inventories. Nitrate to phosphate ratios were low in the polar water, consistent with an ultimate source of this water mass in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean. It is hypothesized that the low N:P Arctic outflow might be the cause of nitrate limitation along the east coast of America as far as Cape Hatteras. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4323-4340 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | C3 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Nutrients, oxygen, and inferred new production in the Northeast Water Polynya, 1992. / Wallace, D. W R; Minnett, Peter J; Hopkins, T. S.
In: Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, No. C3, 1995, p. 4323-4340.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Nutrients, oxygen, and inferred new production in the Northeast Water Polynya, 1992
AU - Wallace, D. W R
AU - Minnett, Peter J
AU - Hopkins, T. S.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Measurements made during a hydrographic survey during July-August 1992 were interpreted in the context of satellite imagery of the region. Satellite imagery revealed a convoluted plume of cold water flowing along isobaths from underneath fast ice in the southwestern portion of the polynya toward the northeast. This plume carried relatively high nutrient and low oxygen inventories. Nitrate to phosphate ratios were low in the polar water, consistent with an ultimate source of this water mass in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean. It is hypothesized that the low N:P Arctic outflow might be the cause of nitrate limitation along the east coast of America as far as Cape Hatteras. -from Authors
AB - Measurements made during a hydrographic survey during July-August 1992 were interpreted in the context of satellite imagery of the region. Satellite imagery revealed a convoluted plume of cold water flowing along isobaths from underneath fast ice in the southwestern portion of the polynya toward the northeast. This plume carried relatively high nutrient and low oxygen inventories. Nitrate to phosphate ratios were low in the polar water, consistent with an ultimate source of this water mass in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean. It is hypothesized that the low N:P Arctic outflow might be the cause of nitrate limitation along the east coast of America as far as Cape Hatteras. -from Authors
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JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
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