Potential of Argo drifters for estimating biological production within the water column

Ocean Science Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-124

  Son, SeungHyun ^a   Boss, Emmanuel ^a   Noh, Jae Hoon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Argo drifter; MODIS; Ocean color; Phytoplankton bloom; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DRIFTER; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 33745863887     PISSN: 17385261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022417     Document Type: Article

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