Silicate versus nitrate limitation in the equatorial pacific estimated from satellite-derived sea-surface temperatures

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Wilkerson, F P ^a   Dugdale, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; AVHRR-SST DATA; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SILICATE; SST;

PACIFIC; PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0029730690     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00951-5     Document Type: Article

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