Seasonal and interannual variability of satellite-derived chlorophyll pigment, surface height, and temperature off Baja California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Espinosa Carreon, T Leticia ^a,b   Strub, P T ^b   Beier, Emilio ^a,b   Ocampo Torres, Francisco ^a   Gaxiola Castro, Gilberto ^a  

^a Ctr Invest Cie y Educacion S   (Mexico)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; California Current; Chlorophyll; El Nino; La Nina

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CHLOROPHYLL; EL NINO; LA NINA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

BAJA CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 18544408021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc002105     Document Type: Article

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