Characterisation of mesoscale features and phytoplankton variability in the Mozambique Channel

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-105

  Lamont, T ^a,c   Barlow, R G ^b,c   Morris, T ^b   van den Berg, M A ^a  

^a Oceans and Coasts Research   (South Africa)

^b Bayworld   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Mesoscale eddies; Mozambique Channel; Phytoplankton biomass

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHIC PROPERTIES; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNELS; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

SURFACE WATERS;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EUPHOTIC ZONE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGRAPHY; MESOSCALE EDDY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 84897584747     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.019     Document Type: Article

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