Characterization of “dead-zone” eddies in the eastern tropical North Atlantic

Localized open-ocean low-oxygen “dead zones” in the eastern tropical North Atlantic are recently discovered ocean features that can develop in dynamically isolated water masses within cyclonic eddies (CE) and anticyclonic mode-water eddies (ACME). Analysis of a comprehensive oxygen dataset obtained...

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Main Authors: F. Schütte, J. Karstensen, G. Krahmann, H. Hauss, B. Fiedler, P. Brandt, M. Visbeck, A. Körtzinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/5865/2016/bg-13-5865-2016.pdf