Movements of migrating green turtles in relation to AVHRR derived sea surface temperature

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1403-1411

  Hays, G C ^a   Dray, M ^a   Quaife, T ^a   Smyth, T J ^b   Mironnet, N C ^b   Luschi, P ^c   Papi, F ^c   Barnsley, M J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ISOTHERMS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

MIGRATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TRACKING; TURTLE;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0035918525     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160118422     Document Type: Article

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