Ocean response to attenuation of visible light by phytoplankton in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 285-297

  Zhai, Li ^a   Tang, Charles ^a   Platt, Trevor ^a,b   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedback; Heat fluxes; Light attenuation; Ocean circulation model; Optical model; Physical biological interaction; Phytoplankton; Sea surface temperature; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ATTENUATION; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; OPTICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEAWIFS;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BAND STRUCTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; FEEDBACK; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; LIGHT; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SUN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS;

ALGAE CONTROL;

ABSORPTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLUX; LIGHT ATTENUATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAWIFS; SOLAR RADIATION; UPPER OCEAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 79960462846     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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