Exploring the long-term and interannual variability of biogeochemical variables in coastal areas by means of a data assimilation approach

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-422

  Ciavatta, Stefano ^a,b   Pastres, Roberto ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b EuroMediterranean Centre for Climate Change   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kalman filter; Lagoon of Venice; Time series analysis; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KALMAN FILTER; NITRATE; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONALITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 78751567803     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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