Synoptic relationships between surface Chlorophyll-<i>a</i> and diagnostic pigments specific to phytoplankton functional types

Error-quantified, synoptic-scale relationships between chlorophyll-<i>a</i> (Chl-<i>a</i>) and phytoplankton pigment groups at the sea surface are presented. A total of ten pigment groups were considered to represent three Phytoplankton Size Classes (PSCs, micro-, nano- and p...

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Main Authors: M. Noguchi-Aita, Y. Yamanaka, T. Hashioka, E. Howell, T. Isada, K. Suzuki, J. Aiken, R. Barlow, N. J. Hardman-Mountford, R. J. W. Brewin, T. Hirata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-02-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/311/2011/bg-8-311-2011.pdf