Decorrelation scales of chlorophyll as observed from bio-optical drifters in the California Current

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1639-1667

  Abbott, Mark R ^a   Letelier, Ricardo M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CHLOROPHYLL; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; MESOSCALE EDDY; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032143178     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)80011-8     Document Type: Article

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