Can phytoplankton community structure be inferred from satellite-derived sea surface temperature anomalies calculated relative to nitrate depletion temperatures?

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 444-457

  Kamykowski, Daniel ^a   Zentara, Sara Joan ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Biogeography; Plant nutrients; Remote sensing; Satellite methods; World ocean

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OCEAN HABITATS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; LA JOLLA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0141792276     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(03)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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