Quantitative estimation of the influence of surface thermal fronts over chlorophyll concentration at the Patagonian shelf

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 183-190

  Rivas, Andrés L ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fronts; Patagonian Shelf; Physical biological influences; Satellite

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SATELLITES; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

PATAGONIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF (PCS); PHYSICAL BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES; SURFACE THERMAL FRONTS;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OCEANIC FRONT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PATAGONIAN SHELF;

EID: 33751261799     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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