Shutdown of convection triggers increase of surface chlorophyll

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-122

  Ferrari, Raffaele ^a   Merrifield, Sophia T ^a   Taylor, John R ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Convection; Heat flux; Mixed layer; Phytoplankton; Spring bloom

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HEAT CONVECTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATMOSPHERIC COOLING; ATMOSPHERIC HEATING; ATMOSPHERIC REANALYSIS; MIXED LAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPRING BLOOMS; SURFACE CONCENTRATION;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84930179477     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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