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Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-537-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-537-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
Research article
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05 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 05 Mar 2025

Control of spatio-temporal variability of ocean nutrients in the East Australian Current

Megan Jeffers, Christopher C. Chapman, Bernadette M. Sloyan, and Helen Bostock

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This study analyses physical and biogeochemical data collected in the East Australian Current (EAC) to understand variability in the nutrient-poor surface waters. The distribution of nutrients in the water column is influenced by seasonal flow and the EAC's position. An inshore EAC has a deeper nutricline and lower nutrient concentrations compared to an offshore EAC position. This has implications for the marine ecosystems along the coastline.
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