Understanding the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton biomass and the deep chlorophyll maximum in oligotrophic environments: A Bio-Argo float investigation

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 856-876

  Mignot, Alexandre ^a,b,c   Claustre, Hervé ^a,b   Uitz, Julia ^a,b   Poteau, Antoine ^a,b   D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio ^a,b   Xing, Xiaogang ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

deep chlorophyll maximum; oligotrophic

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ARGO; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; EUPHOTIC ZONE; IRRADIANCE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OPEN OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL);

EID: 84906156382     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GB004781     Document Type: Article

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