A ribbon of dark water: Phytoplankton blooms in the meanders of the Pacific North Equatorial Countercurrent

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 209-228

  Christian, James R ^a,c   Murtugudde, Ragu ^a   Ballabrera Poy, Joaquim ^a   McClain, Charles R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COLOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; STORMS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CYCLONIC LOOPS; SEASONAL FORMATIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL; EL NINO; OCEAN COLOR; OCEANIC CURRENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWIFS; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ALGAE;

EID: 2942739469     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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