Application of a chlorophyll index derived from satellite data to investigate the variability of phytoplankton in the Benguela ecosystem

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-282

  Demarcq, H ^a   Barlow, R ^b   Hutchings, L ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela ecosystem; Chlorophyll index; Remote sensing; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEAWIFS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34948889225     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2007.29.2.11.194     Document Type: Article

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