540
Index
Shelf and slope water regimes, concept of, 100
Shelf seas, tidal fronts and river plumes of, 41
Shelf-break fronts, 40
Shelf-edge and upwelling fronts, 39–41
Sherman, Ken, 113
Shetland-Faeroe channel, 149
“Shrimp ground”, 193
Sicilian channel, 179
Sierra mountain chains, 405
Simpson, John, 41
SLA field, by TOPEXPOSEIDON, 53
“Slope Water”, 110
Smith, Sharon, 282
Smithsonian Institution, first order sorting
for Plankton samples, 91
SO index (SOI), 119
seesaw effect of, 119
Socotra island, 296
South Atlantic current (SAC), 210
South Atlantic gyral province (SATL),
209–214
extent of province, 209–211
response of pelagic ecosystems, 211–214
synopsis, 214
South China sea, 378
South equatorial current (SEC), 58, 194, 367
South Pacific subtropical gyre province, north
and south (SPSG), 377, 385–389
biological response and regional ecology,
387–388
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 385–386
extent of province, 385
synopsis, 388–389
South subtropical convergence province
(SSTC), 448–454
biological response and regional ecology,
450–453
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 448–450
extent of province, 448
synopsis, 453
“Southern branch” of the Gulf Stream, 157
Southern California bight, 399
Southern ocean, 443–475
regional circulation pattern, 445
Southern oscillation index (SOI), 118
Southwest Atlantic shelves province (FKLD),
268–273
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 268–269
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 269–270
extent of province, 268
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
271–272
response of pelagic ecosystems, 270–271
synopsis, 273
Species, Huxley and Mayr concept on, 22
Spectroradiometers, from OCI to MODIS, 5
Spring bloom, lack of, 80
Spring blooms, 64
“Spring outburst”, 11
SST and chlorophyll, as primary
indicators, 109
State-of-the-art geophysical data set, 83
Statistical legerdemain, 21
Strait of Georgia, 392, 393
Straits of Gibraltar, 174, 176
Straits of Messina, 176
Stratification
and irradiance, 55–57
by solar heating, 56
Subantarctic mode water (SAMW), 456, 458
Subantarctic water ring, 445
Subantarctic water ring province (SANT), 454
biological response and regional ecology,
456–463
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 454–455
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 455–456
extent of province, 454
synopsis, 462
Subantarctic water ring (SWR), 455
Subantarctic zone (SAZ), 446
Subarctic and polar fronts, 38
Subarctic gyres, 1
Subarctic water, 61
Subtropical convergence (STC), 27, 95, 166
Subtropical convergence zone (STCZ), 318,
448
Subtropical front (STF), 38, 445
Suez canal, 177
Sumatra and java, south coast of, 320
Sunda islands, 378
Sunda-arafura shelves province (SUND),
423–429
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 423–424
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 424–425
extent of province, 423
Index
Shelf and slope water regimes, concept of, 100
Shelf seas, tidal fronts and river plumes of, 41
Shelf-break fronts, 40
Shelf-edge and upwelling fronts, 39–41
Sherman, Ken, 113
Shetland-Faeroe channel, 149
“Shrimp ground”, 193
Sicilian channel, 179
Sierra mountain chains, 405
Simpson, John, 41
SLA field, by TOPEXPOSEIDON, 53
“Slope Water”, 110
Smith, Sharon, 282
Smithsonian Institution, first order sorting
for Plankton samples, 91
SO index (SOI), 119
seesaw effect of, 119
Socotra island, 296
South Atlantic current (SAC), 210
South Atlantic gyral province (SATL),
209–214
extent of province, 209–211
response of pelagic ecosystems, 211–214
synopsis, 214
South China sea, 378
South equatorial current (SEC), 58, 194, 367
South Pacific subtropical gyre province, north
and south (SPSG), 377, 385–389
biological response and regional ecology,
387–388
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 385–386
extent of province, 385
synopsis, 388–389
South subtropical convergence province
(SSTC), 448–454
biological response and regional ecology,
450–453
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 448–450
extent of province, 448
synopsis, 453
“Southern branch” of the Gulf Stream, 157
Southern California bight, 399
Southern ocean, 443–475
regional circulation pattern, 445
Southern oscillation index (SOI), 118
Southwest Atlantic shelves province (FKLD),
268–273
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 268–269
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 269–270
extent of province, 268
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
271–272
response of pelagic ecosystems, 270–271
synopsis, 273
Species, Huxley and Mayr concept on, 22
Spectroradiometers, from OCI to MODIS, 5
Spring bloom, lack of, 80
Spring blooms, 64
“Spring outburst”, 11
SST and chlorophyll, as primary
indicators, 109
State-of-the-art geophysical data set, 83
Statistical legerdemain, 21
Strait of Georgia, 392, 393
Straits of Gibraltar, 174, 176
Straits of Messina, 176
Stratification
and irradiance, 55–57
by solar heating, 56
Subantarctic mode water (SAMW), 456, 458
Subantarctic water ring, 445
Subantarctic water ring province (SANT), 454
biological response and regional ecology,
456–463
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 454–455
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 455–456
extent of province, 454
synopsis, 462
Subantarctic water ring (SWR), 455
Subantarctic zone (SAZ), 446
Subarctic and polar fronts, 38
Subarctic gyres, 1
Subarctic water, 61
Subtropical convergence (STC), 27, 95, 166
Subtropical convergence zone (STCZ), 318,
448
Subtropical front (STF), 38, 445
Suez canal, 177
Sumatra and java, south coast of, 320
Sunda islands, 378
Sunda-arafura shelves province (SUND),
423–429
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 423–424
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 424–425
extent of province, 423