536
Index
Micronekton, 91
Microplankton biomass, profiles of, 360
Mid-Atlantic ridge, topography of, 168
Midocean frontal systems, typical of, 54
Migrating marginal ice zone (MIZ), 464
Migratory Pacific salmon, species of, 395
Milankevitch theory, of climate variability, 117
Mississippi river, 189
Mitochondrial RNA and DNA, 22
Mixed layer depth, seasonal graphs of, 44
Mixed-layer depth, 95
global climatology of, 108
“Mixing and micrograzer”, 80
Moana wave, 60
Moderate-resolution imaging
spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors, 9
Modified ecosystems, 31–34
MODIS measures chlorophyll, 9
Mollusks, shells of, 70
Monsoon currents, in trade wind biome, 126
Monsoon winds, reversal of, 300
Moon and sun, gravitational effect of, 68
Mount Pinatubo, single major eruptions, 117
Mozambique channel
and Madagascar, 315
near Lorenço Marques, 314
Multidecadal, trends and changes in, 123
“Mythic thinking”, 333
“Mytilus-mud”, 182
N
“Natal pulse”, 316
Nektonic organisms, 4
New south wales coastline, 432
New zealand coastal province (NEWZ),
354–355, 435–441
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 435–436
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 436–437
extent of province, 435
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
439–441
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
437–439
Newfoundland
ancestral fishery off, 126
bifurcation of Gulf Stream over, 132
N-fixing organisms, distribution of, 85
Nicaraguan coast, 190
Nile delta, 182
NIMBUS-7, proof-of-concept mission, 8
Nine-zone system, retention of classical, 27
Niño events, 119
Nitrate
and ammonium, 43
and POM values, 419
Nitrate-depleted euphotic zone, 359
Nitrogen, readily accessible to plant cells, 73
Nitrogen cycle, 51
Nitrogenase enzyme system, 86
Nivalis cryobionts, 135
NOAA EqPac surveys, 370
NOAA-NODC 1994 archives, 108
Nordic sea water, 133
North Atlantic bloom experiment
(NABE), 149
North Atlantic current, 132
North Atlantic Deep water, 116
North Atlantic drift province (NADR), 145,
157–162
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 157–158
extent of province, 157
response of pelagic ecosystems, 158–162
synposis, 162
North Atlantic oscillation (NAO), 117, 123,
124, 161
North Atlantic subtropical gyral province,
166–173
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 167–168
extent of province, 166
response of pelagic ecosystems, 168
North Atlantic tropical gyral province
(NATR), 184, 184–188
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 184–185
extent of province, 184
response of pelagic ecosystems, 185–187
synposis, 185–187
North Brazil current (NBC), 194, 195, 258
North equatorial countercurrent (NECC), 195
North equatorial current (NEC), 184, 278
North Pacific epicontinental sea province
(BERS), 329–337
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 329–330
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 330–332
extent of province, 329
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 335
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
332–335
Index
Micronekton, 91
Microplankton biomass, profiles of, 360
Mid-Atlantic ridge, topography of, 168
Midocean frontal systems, typical of, 54
Migrating marginal ice zone (MIZ), 464
Migratory Pacific salmon, species of, 395
Milankevitch theory, of climate variability, 117
Mississippi river, 189
Mitochondrial RNA and DNA, 22
Mixed layer depth, seasonal graphs of, 44
Mixed-layer depth, 95
global climatology of, 108
“Mixing and micrograzer”, 80
Moana wave, 60
Moderate-resolution imaging
spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors, 9
Modified ecosystems, 31–34
MODIS measures chlorophyll, 9
Mollusks, shells of, 70
Monsoon currents, in trade wind biome, 126
Monsoon winds, reversal of, 300
Moon and sun, gravitational effect of, 68
Mount Pinatubo, single major eruptions, 117
Mozambique channel
and Madagascar, 315
near Lorenço Marques, 314
Multidecadal, trends and changes in, 123
“Mythic thinking”, 333
“Mytilus-mud”, 182
N
“Natal pulse”, 316
Nektonic organisms, 4
New south wales coastline, 432
New zealand coastal province (NEWZ),
354–355, 435–441
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 435–436
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 436–437
extent of province, 435
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
439–441
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
437–439
Newfoundland
ancestral fishery off, 126
bifurcation of Gulf Stream over, 132
N-fixing organisms, distribution of, 85
Nicaraguan coast, 190
Nile delta, 182
NIMBUS-7, proof-of-concept mission, 8
Nine-zone system, retention of classical, 27
Niño events, 119
Nitrate
and ammonium, 43
and POM values, 419
Nitrate-depleted euphotic zone, 359
Nitrogen, readily accessible to plant cells, 73
Nitrogen cycle, 51
Nitrogenase enzyme system, 86
Nivalis cryobionts, 135
NOAA EqPac surveys, 370
NOAA-NODC 1994 archives, 108
Nordic sea water, 133
North Atlantic bloom experiment
(NABE), 149
North Atlantic current, 132
North Atlantic Deep water, 116
North Atlantic drift province (NADR), 145,
157–162
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 157–158
extent of province, 157
response of pelagic ecosystems, 158–162
synposis, 162
North Atlantic oscillation (NAO), 117, 123,
124, 161
North Atlantic subtropical gyral province,
166–173
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 167–168
extent of province, 166
response of pelagic ecosystems, 168
North Atlantic tropical gyral province
(NATR), 184, 184–188
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 184–185
extent of province, 184
response of pelagic ecosystems, 185–187
synposis, 185–187
North Brazil current (NBC), 194, 195, 258
North equatorial countercurrent (NECC), 195
North equatorial current (NEC), 184, 278
North Pacific epicontinental sea province
(BERS), 329–337
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 329–330
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 330–332
extent of province, 329
regional benthic and demersal ecology, 335
regional response of the pelagic ecosystem,
332–335