Phenology of phytoplankton blooms in the Nova Scotian Shelf-Gulf of Maine region: Remote sensing and modeling analysis

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1485-1499

  Song, Hongjun ^a,b,c   Ji, Rubao ^b,e   Stock, Charles ^d   Wang, Zongling ^c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Gulf of Maine; Nova Scotian Shelf; Phenology; Phytoplankton bloom; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL VARIATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN COLOR; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF MAINE; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 77958004765     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq086     Document Type: Article

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