Global verification of critical depth theory for phytoplankton bloom with climatological in situ temperature and satellite ocean color data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C9, 1996, Pages 20657-20667

  Obata, Atsushi ^a   Ishizaka, Joji ^b   Endoh, Masahiro ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALGAL BLOOMS; BLOOM; CRITICAL DEPTH THEORY; GLOBAL VERIFICATION; MIXED LAYER;

EID: 0030515283     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01734     Document Type: Article

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