Ocean color variability of the tropical Indo-Pacific basin observed by SeaWiFS during 1997-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C8, 1999, Pages 18351-18366

  Murtugudde, Ragu G ^a,b   Signorini, Sergio R ^b,c   Christian, James R ^b,d   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^b   McClain, Charles R ^b   Picaut, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; OCEAN COLOR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWIFS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

(TROPICAL); INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033380710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900135     Document Type: Article

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