CZCS chlorophyll patterns in the South Atlantic Bight during low vertical stratification conditions

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 429-457

  Martins, Ana María ^a   Pelegrí, Josep L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Gulf Stream; Ocean colour; Phytoplankton variability; South Atlantic Bight

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PHYTOPLANKTON; STRATIFICATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 33644904573     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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