Observations of a Synechococcus-dominated cyclonic eddy in open-oceanic waters of the Arabian Sea

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2963, Issue , 1997, Pages 260-265

  Bidigare, Robert R ^a   Latasa, Mikel ^a   Johnson, Zachary ^b   Barber, Richard T ^b   Trees, Charles C ^c   Balch, William M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Cyclonic eddy; Photosynthesis; Phycoerythrin; Quantum yield; Spectral irradiance; Synechococcus; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ARABIAN SEA; CAROTENOIDS; CYCLONIC EDDY; PHYCOERYTHRIN; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; SYNECHOCOCCUS; ZEAXANTHIN;

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EID: 58049134348     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.266452     Document Type: Conference Paper

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