Seasonal and nonseasonal variability of satellite-derived chlorophyll and colored dissolved organic matter concentration in the California Current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C2, 2001, Pages 2517-2529

  Kahru, Mati ^a   Mitchell, B Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GELBSTOFF; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035079262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000094     Document Type: Article

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