Biogeographical regions of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean off South America: Classification based on pigment (CZCS) and chlorophyll-a (SeaWiFS) variability

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 983-1000

  Gonzalez Silvera, Adriana ^a   Santamaria Del Angel, Eduardo ^a   Garcia, Virginia M T ^b   Garcia, Carlos A E ^b   Millán Nuñez, Roberto ^a   Muller Karger, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CZCS; Monthly distribution; Oceanic province; Phytoplankton; SeaWiFs; Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (5 N and 45 S).

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; BIOGEOGRAPHY; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWIFS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2642587577     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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