Comparison of algorithms for estimating ocean primary production from surface chlorophyll, temperature, and irradiance

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Campbell, Janet W ^a   Antoine, David ^b   Armstrong, Robert ^c   Arrigo, Kevin ^d   Balch, William ^e   Barber, Richard ^f   Behrenfeld, Michael ^g   Bidigare, Robert ^h   Bishop, James ⁱ   Carr, Mary Elena ^j   Esaias, Wayne ^g   Falkowski, Paul ^k   Hoepffner, Nicolas ^l   Iverson, Richard ^m   Kiefer, Dale ⁿ   Lohrenz, Steven ^o   Marra, John ^p   Morel, Andre ^b   Ryan, John ^q   Vedernikov, Vladimir ^r   Waters, Kirk ^s   Yentsch, Charles ^e   Yoder, James ^t   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

ⁱ LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^m FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^p International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^q MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^r SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^s CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Algorithms; Chlorophyll; Ocean color; Primary productivity; Remote sensing; Satellite

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; OCEAN COLOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0036770461     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001444     Document Type: Article

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