A comparison of the seasonality and interannual variability of phytoplankton biomass and production in the western and eastern gyres of the subarctic Pacific using multi-sensor satellite data

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-91

  Goes, Joaquim I ^a   Sasaoka, Kosei ^b   Gomes, Helga Do R ^a   Saitoh, Sei Ichi ^c   Saino, Toshiro ^b,d,e  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alaskan gyre; Interannual variability; Northwestern gyre; Ocean color; Phytoplankton primary production; Seasonality; Subarctic North Pacific; Winds

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GYRE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONALITY; BIOMASS; OCEAN COLOR; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBARCTIC);

EID: 1942519874     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038320.94273.25     Document Type: Article

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