Variability in particle attenuation and chlorophyll fluorescence in the tropical Pacific: Scales, patterns, and biogeochemical implications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C2, 1999, Pages 3401-3422

  Claustre, Hervé ^a   Morel, André ^a   Babin, Marcel ^a   Cailliau, Caroline ^a   Marie, Dominique ^b   Marty, Jean Claude ^a   Tailliez, Dominique ^a   Vaulot, Daniel ^b  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; DETRITUS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STATUS;

(TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033557513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc01334     Document Type: Article

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