Promontory induced tidal mixing in a narrow channel : effects on nutrient concentrations, primary productivity and zooplankton standing stock

Horizontal mapping, aerial photography, and current meter deployment have been used to identify a tidally induced mixing event about a promontory in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Mixing plumes were observed to commence, downstream of Shingle Spit during ebb tides when the mean vel...

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Main Author: St. John, Michael A.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29296