Satellite-derived total and new phytoplankton production in the Gulf of Mexico

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 408-417

  Hidalgo González, Raquel M ^a   Alvarez Borrego, Saúl ^a   Fuentes Yaco, César ^b,c   Platt, Trevor ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; f ratio; Gulf of Mexico; Primary production; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BATHYMETRY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWIFS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 33746612423     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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