New evidence for the West Florida Shelf plume

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2479-2496

  Gilbes, Fernando ^a   Müller Karger, Frank E ^b   Del Castillo, Carlos E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c STENNIS SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Gulf of Mexico; Ocean color; Phytoplankton; Plumes; River discharge; Shelf dynamics; West Florida Shelf

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWIFS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036851716     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00102-4     Document Type: Article

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