Effect of phytoplankton size classes on bio-optical properties of phytoplankton in the Western Iberian coast: Application of models

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 537-550

  Brito, Ana C ^a,b   Sá, Carolina ^a   Brotas, Vanda ^a,b   Brewin, Robert J W ^b   Silva, Teresa ^a   Vitorino, João ^c   Platt, Trevor ^b   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO HIDROGRÁFICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Ocean colour; Phytoplankton size classes; Pigments; Remote sensing; Western Iberian coast

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PIGMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BIO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; OCEAN-COLOUR; PHYTOPLANKTON ABUNDANCES; PHYTOPLANKTON SAMPLES; SIZE CLASS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84922240844     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.10.020     Document Type: Article

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