Time series of bio-optical properties in a subtropical gyre: Implications for the evaluation of interannual trends of biogeochemical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Lee, Zhongping ^a   Shang, Shaoling ^b   Hu, Chuanmin ^c   Lewis, Marlon ^d   Arnone, Robert ^e   Li, Yonghong ^b   Lubac, Bertrand ^e  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BAND STRUCTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PORPHYRINS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; BIO-OPTICAL; BIO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; CHLOROPHYLL A; EMPIRICAL ALGORITHMS; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; LONG-TERM TREND; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; QUASI-ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; SEA-VIEWING WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSORS; SEASONAL AND INTERANNUAL VARIATIONS; SEASONAL SCALE; SEAWIFS; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; TIME FRAME;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; DETRITUS; GYRE; MODIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWIFS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TIME SERIES;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77956824650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005865     Document Type: Article

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