A review of eastern tropical Pacific oceanography: Summary |
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| Authors: | MF Lavín PC Fiedler JA Amador LT Ballance J Frber-Lorda AM Mestas-Nuez |
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| Institution: | aCICESE, División de Oceanología, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico;bNOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA;cCIGEFI, University of Costa Rica (UCR), San Jose, Costa Rica;dCooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | The collection of articles in this volume reviewing eastern tropical Pacific oceanography is briefly summarized, and updated references are given. The region is an unusual biological environment as a consequence of physical characteristics and patterns of forcing – including a strong and shallow thermocline, the ITCZ and coastal wind jets, equatorial upwelling, the Costa Rica Dome, eastern boundary and equatorial current systems, low iron input, inadequate ventilation of subthermocline waters, and dominance of ENSO-scale temporal variability. Remaining unanswered questions are presented. |
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| Keywords: | Eastern tropical Pacific Review Physical and biological patterns |
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