Episodic Upwelling of Zooplankton within a Bowhead Whale Feeding Area Near Barrow, AK

• Main Authors: Ashjian, Carin J., Campbell, Robert G., Okkonen, Stephen R., Stafford, Kathleen M.
• Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Ecology; Biological Oceanography; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *WHALES; ALASKA; CLIMATE; MIGRATION; DOPPLER SYSTEMS; BIOPHYSICS; FEEDING; AQUATIC ANIMALS; ZOOPLANKTON; BEAUFORT SEA; OCEAN CURRENTS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; BOWHEAD WHALES; BEAUFORT SHELF; CTD(CONDUCTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPTH); ADCP(ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS); BARROW CANYON; VPR(VIDEO PLANKTON RECORDERS); CLIMATE CHANGE; Barrow Canyon; Beaufort Shelf; Lowry; Pacific; Barrow; Beaufort Sea; bowhead whale; Episodic Upwelling of Zooplankton within a Bowhead Whale Feeding Area near Barrow, AK; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA533028; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA533028

Our long term goals are to understand (1) the biological-physical oceanographic characteristics and mechanisms on the shelf near Barrow, AK that together produce a favorable feeding environment for the bowhead whale there and (2) the potential impact of climate change, particularly the ongoing reduc...