A two-component model of phytoplankton absorption in the open ocean: Theory and applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Devred, E ^a,b   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^a,b   Stuart, V ^a,b   Maass, H ^b   Ulloa, O ^c   Platt, T ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA STRUCTURES; MARINE BIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABSORPTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; OPEN OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION MODELING;

ARABIAN SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 33646475527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002880     Document Type: Article

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