Mapping the spatial variability of plankton metabolism using nitrate and oxygen sensors on an autonomous underwater vehicle

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 5 PART 2, 2008, Pages 2237-2250

  Johnson, Kenneth S ^a   Needoba, Joseph A ^a,b  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; DETECTION METHOD; MAPPING METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METABOLISM; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OXYGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SENSOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 55949125091     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5_part_2.2237     Document Type: Article

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