Upwelling characteristics and nutrient enrichment of the Kangaroo Island upwelling region, South Australia

• Published in: Continental Shelf Research
• Main Authors: Richardson, Laura, Middleton, J. F., James, N. P., Kyser, Thomas K., Opdyke, Bradley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Water mass; Upwelling; Nutrients; NOx; Phosphate; Silicate; South Australia; Kangaroo Island; Nutrient enrichment; Interannual variation; Southern Ocean; Flinders
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/219008; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2020.104111; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/219008/3/01_Richardson_Upwelling_characteristics_and_2020.pdf.jpg

An analysis is presented of hydrographic and nutrient data collected over three years for the Kangaroo Island upwelling region, Lincoln Shelf, South Australia, to determine the signature of upwelled water, depth of upwelling and the source water mass being brought onto the shelf. Strong upwelling se...