Seasonal distributions of the coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, and of particulate inorganic carbon in surface waters of the Scotia Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 195-205

  Holligan, P M ^a   Charalampopoulou, A ^a   Hutson, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Coccolithophore; Oceanic fronts; Particulate inorganic carbon; Remote sensing; Scotia Sea

Indexed keywords

COCCOLITHOPHORES; INORGANIC CARBON; OCEANIC FRONTS; PARTICULATE INORGANIC CARBON; SCOTIA SEA;

OCEAN CURRENTS; PORPHYRINS; REMOTE SENSING; SILICA;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CHLOROPHYLL; COCCOLITH; INORGANIC CARBON; MODIS; OCEANIC FRONT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; RADIANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SILICA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DRAKE PASSAGE; SCOTIA SEA;

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 77955268639     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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