Anomalous satellite-measured chlorophyll concentrations in the northern California Current in 2001-2002

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Thomas, Andrew C ^a   Strub, P Ted ^b   Brickley, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

ALTIMETER DATA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; HYDROGRAPHIC ANOMALIES; LOW SALINITY; OCEAN COLOR; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

SATELLITES; CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEAN COLOR; OCEANIC CURRENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; SEAWIFS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0242274124     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017409     Document Type: Article

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