Toward a multivariate reanalysis of the North Atlantic Ocean biogeochemistry during 1998–2006 based on the assimilation of SeaWiFS chlorophyll data

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-56

  Fontana, C ^a   Brasseur, P ^b   Brankart, J M ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DATA ASSIMILATION; KALMAN FILTER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRATE; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; SEAWIFS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84872727358     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-37-2013     Document Type: Article

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