An algorithm for detecting <i>Trichodesmium</i> surface blooms in the South Western Tropical Pacific

<i>Trichodesmium</i>, a major colonial cyanobacterial nitrogen fixer, forms large blooms in NO<sub>3</sub>-depleted tropical oceans and enhances CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration by the ocean due to its ability to fix dissolved dinitrogen. Thus, its importance in C and...

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Main Authors: Y. Dandonneau, T. K. Westberry, J. Neveux, D. Benielli-Gary, C. Dupouy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/3631/2011/bg-8-3631-2011.pdf