Interpreting the progressive eutrophication behind the world’s largest macroalgal blooms with water quality and ocean color data

Natural Hazards

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-21

  Xing, Qianguo ^a   Tosi, Luigi ^b   Braga, Federica ^b   Gao, Xuelu ^a   Gao, Meng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Macroalgal blooms; MODIS; Ocean color; SeaWIFS; The Yellow Sea; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; EUTROPHICATION; MACROALGA; MARINE POLLUTION; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; SEAWIFS; WATER QUALITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

ULVA PROLIFERA;

EID: 85027953147     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1694-x     Document Type: Article

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