Estimating chlorophyll-a vertical profiles from satellite data and the implication for primary production in the Kuroshio front of the East China Sea

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 575-589

  Siswanto, Eko ^a   Ishizaka, Joji ^a   Yokouchi, Katsumi ^b,c  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Fisheries Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep chlorophyll a maximum; Ocean color satellite; Primary production algorithm

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING;

EAST CHINA SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 24144458657     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-005-0066-7     Document Type: Article

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