Carbon-based ocean productivity and phytoplankton physiology from space

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Behrenfeld, Michael J ^a,b   Boss, Emmanuel ^c   Siegel, David A ^d   Shea, Donald M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING;

ALGAE;

EID: 20444375135     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GB002299     Document Type: Article

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