Global variability of phytoplankton functional types from space: Assessment via the particle size distribution

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3239-3257

  Kostadinov, T S ^a   Siegel, D A ^a   Maritorena, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA SET; DIAMETER; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GYRE; NITRIC OXIDE; OCEAN COLOR; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SUCCESSION; VOLUME;

EID: 77958598455     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3239-2010     Document Type: Article

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