Patterns of variability of sea surface chlorophyll in the Mozambique Channel: A quantitative approach

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 77-88

  Tew Kai, Emilie ^a   Marsac, Francis ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Climate forcing; Mesoscale; Mozambique Channel; Quantitative approach; Sea Surface chlorophyll; Seasonal variability

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOURIER ANALYSIS; MODELS; NANOFLUIDICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SECURITY OF DATA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; VORTICITY;

CLIMATE FORCING; MESOSCALE; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; SEA SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL; SEASONAL VARIABILITY;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ANOMALY; CHANNEL; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE FORCING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SEAWIFS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 62249090225     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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