Relationship between methanesulfonate (MS-) in atmospheric particulate and remotely sensed phytoplankton activity in oligo-mesotrophic central Mediterranean Sea

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 681-688

  Becagli, S ^a   Lazzara, L ^a   Fani, F ^a   Marchese, C ^a   Traversi, R ^a   Severi, M ^a   di Sarra, A ^b   Sferlazzo, D ^b   Piacentino, S ^b   Bommarito, C ^b   Dayan, U ^c   Udisti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Central Mediterranean Sea; Methanesulfonate; MSA; North Atlantic Oscillation; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; METHANESULFONATES; MSA; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

CHLOROPHYLL; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; MESYLIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXED LAYER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MEASUREMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPRING;

AGRIGENTO; ITALY; LAMPEDUSA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGI ISLANDS; SICILY;

EID: 84881650519     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.032     Document Type: Article

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