Synthesis of primary production in the Arctic Ocean: I. Surface waters, 1954-2007

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-106

  Matrai, P A ^a   Olson, E ^a,b   Suttles, S ^c   Hill, V ^d   Codispoti, L A ^e   Light, B ^f   Steele, M ^f  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c SES Consulting   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; DATA AVAILABILITY; EMPIRICAL ALGORITHMS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING ALGORITHMS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL;

ALGORITHMS; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

SURFACE WATERS;

ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL A; DATA PROCESSING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HISTORICAL RECORD; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84875379230     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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