The cause of bright waters in the Bering Sea in winter

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1579-1596

  Broerse, A T C ^a   Tyrrell, T ^a   Young, J R ^b   Poulton, A J ^a   Merico, A ^a   Balchc, W M ^c   Miller, P I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; Bright waters; Coccolithophores; Diatom fragments; Emiliania huxleyi; High reflectance; Ocean colour; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DIATOM; REMOTE SENSING; RESUSPENSION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; WINTER;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0344084244     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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