Measured and remotely sensed estimates of primary production in the Atlantic Ocean from 1998 to 2005

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 918-930

  Tilstone, Gavin ^a   Smyth, Timothy ^a   Poulton, Alex ^b   Hutson, Rory ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Remote sensing; Satellite oceanography

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC BASIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOLOGICAL PROVINCE; LIGHT WAVELENGTHS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NORTH ATLANTIC; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION MODELS; ROOT-MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEAWIFS; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; TROPICAL GYRE; WESTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC;

ALGAE CONTROL; ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BLOCK CODES; CHLOROPHYLL; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; PUMPING PLANTS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TROPICS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOREGION; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; GYRE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 67649300637     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.10.034     Document Type: Article

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