MODIS observed phytoplankton dynamics in the Taiwan Strait: An absorption-based analysis

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 841-850

  Shang, S ^a   Dong, Q ^a,b   Lee, Z ^b   Li, Y ^a   Xie, Y ^a   Behrenfeld, M ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; EL NINO; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LA NINA; MODIS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUIKSCAT; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER PLUME; SEAWATER; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING;

HAN ESTUARY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PENGHU ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 79953793177     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-841-2011     Document Type: Article

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