Satellite evidence of hurricane-induced phytoplankton blooms in an oceanic desert

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Babin, S M ^a   Carton, J A ^b   Dickey, T D ^c   Wiggert, J D ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Hurricane wakes; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HURRICANE; MIXED LAYER; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 18544394155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001938     Document Type: Article

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