Satellite measurements of cyanobacterial bloom frequency in the Baltic Sea: Interannual and spatial variability

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 343, Issue , 2007, Pages 15-23

  Kahru, M ^a   Savchuk, O P ^b   Elmgren, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Cyanobacteria; CZCS; MODIS; Nodularia; Nutrients; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL VARIATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; CZCS; MAPPING METHOD; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; PREDICTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEAWIFS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 34548458030     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06943     Document Type: Article

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