The madagascar bloom: A serendipitous study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-25

  Srokosz, M A ^a   Quartly, G D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

BIOLOGICAL SIGNATURES; DEEP CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMUMS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTRIGUING QUESTIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR; SEA-VIEWING WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSORS; SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL;

BLOOMS (METAL);

ANNUAL VARIATION; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA ACQUISITION; DOMINANCE; EDDY; GROWTH RATE; ISLAND; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE; SYMBIOSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; UPWELLING;

MADAGASCAR;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALOTHRIX CRUSTACEA; RHIZOSOLENIA CLEVEI; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 84878926926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008339     Document Type: Article

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