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Index
Archipelagic deep basins province (ARCH)
(Continued)
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
381–384
synopsis, 384–385
Arctic and Antarctic zones, 27
Arctic cod, 141
Arctic continental shelves, 133
“Arctic Mediterranean Sea”, 104
Arctic water, 61
Arctic zooplankton, general ecology of, 139
Arguin bank, 122
Astarte communities, 141
Aswan High Dam, 177, 179
Atlantic Arctic province (ARCT), 142–147
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 143–144
extent of province, 142
response of pelagic ecosystems, 144–147
Atlantic basin, 116
Atlantic coastal biome, 214–273
Atlantic intermediate water (AIW), 455
Atlantic low latitudes, 86
Atlantic meridional sections (AMT), 74
Atlantic meridional transect (AMF), 111
Atlantic ocean, 131–273
Atlantic polar biome, 132–156
Atlantic subarctic province (SARC), 148–156
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 148
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 148
extent of province, 148
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 155
response of pelagic ecosystems, 149
synposis, 155
Atlantic trade wind biome, 183–214
Atlantic trade-wind system, 120
Atlantic westerly winds biome, 156–183
“Atlantic Western Basins”, 60
Atlanto-Scandia herring, 153
Atlanto-Scandian stock, 154
Atmosphere, vorticity in, 103
Atmospheric dust, Patagonian plume of, 82
Austral high latitudes, 64
Austral polar province (APLR), 468–475
biological response and regional ecology,
471–474
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 469–471
extent of province, 468
synopsis, 475
Australia-Indonesia coastal province (AUSW),
320–325
biological response and regional ecology,
322
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 320
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 320–322
extent of province, 320
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 324
Australian-Indonesian low-pressure, 119
Autotrophic and heterotrophic microbiota,
coupling between, 340
Autotrophic cells, 451
“Average climate”, 115
AVHRR, scanning spectral radiometer, 5
AVHRR data, format of, 6
Azores current, 132, 157
Azov sea, 177
B
Baffin Bay, 94, 140
“Baffling”, 236
Baja California, 400
and Gulf of Guayaquil, 405
Banda sea
deep basin of, 380
mesozooplankton biomass of, 383
Banse, Karl, 2
Barents sea, 104, 132, 148
Barotropic phenomena, length scales for, 57
“Barrier layer”, 60
Barrow straits, 139
Basin-scale zones, of convergence/
divergence, 36
Bathymetry, as secondary indicator, 109
Bay of Bengal gyre, 280
Bay of Biscay, 113
Bay of Fundy, 68
Bay of St. Malo, 68
Bear Island channel, 153
Bellingshausen sea, 471
Benguela current coastal province (BENG),
242–248
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 242
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 242–245
extent of province, 242
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 247
response of pelagic ecosystems, 245–247
synopsis, 248
Index
Archipelagic deep basins province (ARCH)
(Continued)
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
381–384
synopsis, 384–385
Arctic and Antarctic zones, 27
Arctic cod, 141
Arctic continental shelves, 133
“Arctic Mediterranean Sea”, 104
Arctic water, 61
Arctic zooplankton, general ecology of, 139
Arguin bank, 122
Astarte communities, 141
Aswan High Dam, 177, 179
Atlantic Arctic province (ARCT), 142–147
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 143–144
extent of province, 142
response of pelagic ecosystems, 144–147
Atlantic basin, 116
Atlantic coastal biome, 214–273
Atlantic intermediate water (AIW), 455
Atlantic low latitudes, 86
Atlantic meridional sections (AMT), 74
Atlantic meridional transect (AMF), 111
Atlantic ocean, 131–273
Atlantic polar biome, 132–156
Atlantic subarctic province (SARC), 148–156
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 148
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 148
extent of province, 148
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 155
response of pelagic ecosystems, 149
synposis, 155
Atlantic trade wind biome, 183–214
Atlantic trade-wind system, 120
Atlantic westerly winds biome, 156–183
“Atlantic Western Basins”, 60
Atlanto-Scandia herring, 153
Atlanto-Scandian stock, 154
Atmosphere, vorticity in, 103
Atmospheric dust, Patagonian plume of, 82
Austral high latitudes, 64
Austral polar province (APLR), 468–475
biological response and regional ecology,
471–474
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 469–471
extent of province, 468
synopsis, 475
Australia-Indonesia coastal province (AUSW),
320–325
biological response and regional ecology,
322
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 320
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 320–322
extent of province, 320
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 324
Australian-Indonesian low-pressure, 119
Autotrophic and heterotrophic microbiota,
coupling between, 340
Autotrophic cells, 451
“Average climate”, 115
AVHRR, scanning spectral radiometer, 5
AVHRR data, format of, 6
Azores current, 132, 157
Azov sea, 177
B
Baffin Bay, 94, 140
“Baffling”, 236
Baja California, 400
and Gulf of Guayaquil, 405
Banda sea
deep basin of, 380
mesozooplankton biomass of, 383
Banse, Karl, 2
Barents sea, 104, 132, 148
Barotropic phenomena, length scales for, 57
“Barrier layer”, 60
Barrow straits, 139
Basin-scale zones, of convergence/
divergence, 36
Bathymetry, as secondary indicator, 109
Bay of Bengal gyre, 280
Bay of Biscay, 113
Bay of Fundy, 68
Bay of St. Malo, 68
Bear Island channel, 153
Bellingshausen sea, 471
Benguela current coastal province (BENG),
242–248
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 242
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 242–245
extent of province, 242
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 247
response of pelagic ecosystems, 245–247
synopsis, 248