Interannual variability in timing of bloom initiation in the California Current System

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Henson, Stephanie A ^a   Thomas, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND STRESS;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWIFS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 35349018034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003960     Document Type: Article

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