Variability in chlorophyll and sea surface temperature fronts in the Long Island Sound outflow region from satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Stegmann, P M ^a   Ullman, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fronts; Nearshore; Satellite

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; OCEANIC FRONT; OUTFLOW; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

LONG ISLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4744364548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001984     Document Type: Article

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