Seasonal variability of recurrent phytoplankton pigment patterns in the Canary Islands area

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1405-1418

  Pacheco, M M ^a   Hernandez Guerra, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; OCEAN CURRENTS; PIGMENTS;

CANARY ISLANDS; COASTAL ZONE COLOR SCANNER; PHYTOPLANKTON PIGMENT;

REMOTE SENSING;

CZCS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANARY ISLANDS;

EID: 0344604531     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699212795     Document Type: Article

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