High-resolution observations of aggregate flux during a sub-polar North Atlantic spring bloom

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1031-1039

  Briggs, Nathan ^a   Perry, Mary Jane ^a   Cetinić, Ivona ^a   Lee, Craig ^b   D'Asaro, Eric ^b   Gray, Amanda M ^b   Rehm, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater gliders; Carbon flux; Chlorophyll fluorescence spikes; North Atlantic spring bloom; Optical backscattering spikes; Phytoplankton aggregates

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER GLIDERS; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE SPIKES; NORTH ATLANTIC; OPTICAL BACKSCATTERING;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BACKSCATTERING; BLOOMS (METAL); CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; GLIDERS; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); SHIPS;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ALGAL BLOOM; BACKSCATTER; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR REGION; RESOLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 80052143574     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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