Temporal variability in current structure, thermocline and zooplankton of the eastern equatorial Pacific

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Abstract: Major climate regimes of the Pacific Ocean such as ENSO affect physical and biological variables. Thermocline structure, current structure, and zooplankton density are examined in April and/or May of 2003, 2004, and 2005 under different ENSO climate conditions using ADCP, CTD, and neuston net tows. The thermocline depth in May 2003, a year with a lower Oceanic Nino Index, is higher between 0ºN and 5ºN and lower between 5ºN and 10ºN than April 2004 and May 2005 – both months with greater Oceanic Nino Indexes. There is greater eastward current between 10ºN and 15ºN in April 2004 and May 2005 than in May 2003. Zooplankton densities did not show significant differences between the three sampling periods. Long term studies of such physical and biological variables are necessary to understand the impacts of climate.

Type of resource	text
Date created	June 9, 2005

Author	Maloney, Ashley

Subject	Stanford@SEA
Subject	S-199
Subject	Hopkins Marine Station
Subject	Department of Biology
Subject	Department of Earth System Science
Subject	BIOHOPK 182H
Subject	BIOHOPK 323H
Subject	EARTHSYS 323
Subject	ESS 323
Subject	Pacific Ocean
Subject	ENSO
Subject	thermocline
Subject	current structure
Subject	zooplankton
Subject	ADCP
Subject	CTD
Subject	neuston
Subject	Oceanic Nino Index
Subject	climate
Genre	Student project report

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/qq843gd3617

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Preferred Citation: Maloney, Ashley. 2005. Temporal variability in current structure, thermocline and zooplankton of the eastern equatorial Pacific. Unpublished Student Work, S-199, Stanford@SEA, Stanford Digital Repository. https://purl.stanford.edu/qq843gd3617.

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