Enhancement of primary production in the North Atlantic outside of the spring bloom, identified by remote sensing of ocean colour and temperature

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-86

  Tilstone, Gavin H ^a   Miller, Peter I ^a   Brewin, Robert J W ^a   Priede, Imants G ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North Atlantic; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Reykjanes Ridge; Sea surface temperature; Sub polar front

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BAND STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

NORTH ATLANTIC; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REYKJANES RIDGES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SUB-POLAR FRONT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL A; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAWIFS; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); REYKJANES RIDGE;

EID: 84899448305     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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