Physical and biological variability in the Namibian upwelling system: October 1997-October 2001

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 147-158

  Campillo Campbell, Carolina ^a   Gordoa, Ana ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; SENSORS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST); UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CHLOROPHYLL; OCEAN COLOR; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SEAWIFS; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2942707862     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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