Spatial and temporal variability of the dimethylsulfide to chlorophyll ratio in the surface ocean: An assessment based on phytoplankton group dominance determined from space

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3215-3237

  Masotti, I ^a   Belviso, S ^a   Alvain, S ^b   Johnson, J E ^c   Bates, T S ^d   Tortell, P D ^e   Kasamatsu, N ^f   Mongin, M ^g   Marandino, C A ^h   Saltzman, E S ⁱ   Moulin, C ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

^h GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHLOROPHYLL; COCCOLITH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; DOMINANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; METABOLITE; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PHAEOCYSTIS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 77958543565     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3215-2010     Document Type: Article

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