Is it relevant to explicitly parameterize chlorophyll synthesis in marine ecological models?

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Mateus, M ^a   Leitao P C ^b   de Pablo, H ^a   Neves, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Rua Rui Teles Palhinha   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon to chlorophyll ratio; Chlorophyll a; Ecological modeling; Primary production; Remote sensing; Tagus estuary

Indexed keywords

CARBON-TO-CHLOROPHYLL RATIO; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TAGUS ESTUARY;

ALGAE CONTROL; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ALGORITHM; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GEOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OPEN OCEAN; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 84857238787     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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