534
Index
HNLC condition, 63, 160
Holoepipelagic fishes, 162
Holoplanktonic zooplankton, 21
“Homozoic” zones, latitudinal, 19
Hudson Bay, 132, 133
Humboldt current coastal province (HUMB),
385, 409–416
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 409
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 409–412
extent of province, 409
regional benthic and dermosal ecology,
415–416
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
412–415
synposis, 416
Hydrosphere and atmosphere, 116
I
Iceland gap front, 61
Iceland-Faeroes channel, 157
Iceland-Faeroes ridge, 38
IIOE samples, 312
“Incubation”, 141
Indian equatorial jet, 277
Indian monsoon gyres province (MONS),
278–285
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts of, 278
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 278
extent of, 278
regional response of the pelagic
ecosystem, 281
synopsis, 285
Indian ocean
anomalous circulation and ecology of, 276
biogeochemical provinces of, 277
Indian ocean coastal biome, 290–325
Indian ocean trade wind biome, 278–290
Indian south subtropical gyre province
(ISSG), 285–290
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 286
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 286
extent of province, 285
regional response of pelagic ecosystems,
287–288
synopsis, 290
Indigirka rivers, 133
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission, 112
International hydrographic bureau (IHB), 104
International indian ocean expedition (IIOE),
2, 275
International ocean-color coordinating group
(IOCCG), 8
Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), 97,
122, 195, 276, 314, 380
IOC, in UNESCO, 4
Ionian-Atlantic stream, 176
Irish sea, 114
Iron-fertilization experiments
NE Pacific (SEEDS and SERIES), 71
southern ocean (SOIREE), 71
in tropical Pacific (IronEx I and II), 71
Irradiance field, 56
Irrawaddy deltas, 311
Isohaline layer, 374
ISSG province, 186
Izu-Ogasawara ridge, 345
J
Japanese ADEOS, 8
Java sea, 423, 427
JGOFS 1992 investigations, 465
JGOFS Arabian sea expedition, 276
JGOFS-NABE profiles, 75
John Murray expedition, 275
Joint global ocean flux study (JGOFS), 4, 275
Jurassic fauna, 20
K
Kaharungi point, 437
Kaharungi shoals, 437
Kara sea, 148
Kelvin waves, 68, 100
propagation of, 120
Kuria Muria islands, 298
Kuril chain, 331
Kuroshio current province (KURO), 343–348
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 344
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 344
extent of province, 343–344
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
346–348
synopsis, 348
Kuroshio extension, 122
Kuroshio-Oyashio region, 344
Index
HNLC condition, 63, 160
Holoepipelagic fishes, 162
Holoplanktonic zooplankton, 21
“Homozoic” zones, latitudinal, 19
Hudson Bay, 132, 133
Humboldt current coastal province (HUMB),
385, 409–416
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 409
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 409–412
extent of province, 409
regional benthic and dermosal ecology,
415–416
regional response of pelagic ecosystem,
412–415
synposis, 416
Hydrosphere and atmosphere, 116
I
Iceland gap front, 61
Iceland-Faeroes channel, 157
Iceland-Faeroes ridge, 38
IIOE samples, 312
“Incubation”, 141
Indian equatorial jet, 277
Indian monsoon gyres province (MONS),
278–285
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts of, 278
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 278
extent of, 278
regional response of the pelagic
ecosystem, 281
synopsis, 285
Indian ocean
anomalous circulation and ecology of, 276
biogeochemical provinces of, 277
Indian ocean coastal biome, 290–325
Indian ocean trade wind biome, 278–290
Indian south subtropical gyre province
(ISSG), 285–290
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 286
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 286
extent of province, 285
regional response of pelagic ecosystems,
287–288
synopsis, 290
Indigirka rivers, 133
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission, 112
International hydrographic bureau (IHB), 104
International indian ocean expedition (IIOE),
2, 275
International ocean-color coordinating group
(IOCCG), 8
Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), 97,
122, 195, 276, 314, 380
IOC, in UNESCO, 4
Ionian-Atlantic stream, 176
Irish sea, 114
Iron-fertilization experiments
NE Pacific (SEEDS and SERIES), 71
southern ocean (SOIREE), 71
in tropical Pacific (IronEx I and II), 71
Irradiance field, 56
Irrawaddy deltas, 311
Isohaline layer, 374
ISSG province, 186
Izu-Ogasawara ridge, 345
J
Japanese ADEOS, 8
Java sea, 423, 427
JGOFS 1992 investigations, 465
JGOFS Arabian sea expedition, 276
JGOFS-NABE profiles, 75
John Murray expedition, 275
Joint global ocean flux study (JGOFS), 4, 275
Jurassic fauna, 20
K
Kaharungi point, 437
Kaharungi shoals, 437
Kara sea, 148
Kelvin waves, 68, 100
propagation of, 120
Kuria Muria islands, 298
Kuril chain, 331
Kuroshio current province (KURO), 343–348
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 344
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 344
extent of province, 343–344
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
346–348
synopsis, 348
Kuroshio extension, 122
Kuroshio-Oyashio region, 344