Satellite-derived spatial and temporal biological variability in the Cyprus Eddy

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 22-23, 2005, Pages 2990-3010

  Groom, Steve ^a   Herut, Barak ^b   Brenner, Steve ^b,c   Zodiatis, George ^d   Psarra, Stella ^e   Kress, Nurit ^b   Krom, Michael D ^f   Law, Cliff S ^a,h   Drakopoulos, Panos ^d,g  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Dept of Fisheries and Marine Research ^*  (Cyprus)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Cyprus Eddy; Ocean colour; Phosphate addition; Remote sensing; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS; SATELLITES; SENSORS;

BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY; DUST DEPOSITION; SATELLITE SENSORS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; OCEAN COLOR; PHOSPHATE; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWIFS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

ALGAE;

EID: 27844523218     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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