The exceptional surface turbidity of the North-West European shelf seas during the stormy 2013-2014 winter: Consequences for the initiation of the phytoplankton blooms?

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-85

  Gohin, F ^a   Bryere P ^b   Griffiths, J W ^a,c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b ACRI HE   (France)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Climate; North West European shelf seas; Satellite ocean colour; Suspended particulate matter; Waves effects

Indexed keywords

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE WATERS;

ALGAL BLOOMS; CLIMATE; EUROPEAN SHELF; OCEAN-COLOUR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

STORMS;

ALGA; ALGAL BLOOM; GLOBAL CHANGE; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESUSPENSION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHELF SEA; STORM; STRATIFICATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WAVE ACTION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; BRETAGNE; CELTIC SEA; FRANCE; NORTHWEST EUROPEAN SHELF;

ALGAE;

EID: 84923096333     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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