Mapping nitrate in the global ocean using remotely sensed sea surface temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Switzer, Anna C ^a   Kamykowski, Daniel ^a   Zentara, Sara Joan ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mapping; Nitrate availability; Nutrient depletion temperature; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OCEAN; MAPPING; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344983808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000444     Document Type: Article

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