A study of the response of chlorophyll-a biomass to a winter upwelling event off Western Iberia using SeaWiFS and in situ data

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 53, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 87-107

  Ribeiro, Ana C ^a   Peliz, Álvaro ^a,b   Santos, A Miguel P ^a  

^a Inst Nac Investigacao Agraria D   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

8 11 W); Buoyant plumes; Chlorophyll; Coastal upwelling; Fronts; Phytoplankton biomass; Portugal (43 39 N; SeaWiFS; Western Iberia

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION VELOCITY; MIXED LAYER WATERS; NUTRIENT-RICH WATERS; WINTER UPWELLING;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL; SLOPE PROTECTION; STRETCHING; SURFACE WATERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWIFS; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 10044273352     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.05.031     Document Type: Article

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