Observed chlorophyll-a bloom in the southern Bay of Bengal during winter 2006-2007

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1264-1275

  Girishkumar, M S ^a   Ravichandran, M ^a   Pant, V ^a  

^a INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOMS (METAL); HEAT FLUX; MECHANICAL WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; RADIOMETERS; SURFACE WATERS;

CAUSATIVE MECHANISMS; COMBINED EFFECT; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLES; MODERATE RESOLUTION; NUTRIENT-RICH WATER; SEA-SURFACE HEIGHT ANOMALIES; STRONG WIND FIELD; SURFACE WIND FIELDS;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MODIS; RADIOMETER; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SURFACE WIND; THERMOCLINE; WIND FIELD; WINTER; ALGAL BLOOM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

BAY OF BENGAL; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84864099792     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2011.563251     Document Type: Article

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