The interpretation of satellite chlorophyll observations: The case of the Mozambique Channel

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 974-988

  Omta, A W ^a   Llido, J ^b,c   Garcon V ^d   Kooijman, S A L M ^a   Dijkstra, H A ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CAPGEMINI   (France)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

GOTM; Modelling; Mozambique Channel; Phytoplankton; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATIONS; DIRECT MEASURES; GOTM; LIGHT INTENSITIES; MODELLING; MODULAR OCEAN MODELS; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEASONAL CYCLES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SEAWIFS; SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATIONS; TIME LAGS; WATER COLUMN MODELS;

ALGAE CONTROL; BAND STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; SATELLITES;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIGHT INTENSITY; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWIFS; TIME SERIES; WATER COLUMN;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

ALGAE;

EID: 67349230838     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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