PHYTOPLANKTON PIGMENT PATTERNS IN THE CANARY-ISLANDS AREA AS DETERMINED USING COASTAL ZONE COLOR SCANNER DATA

Authors
HERNANDEZGUERRA A ARISTEGUI J CANTON M NYKJAER L
Citation
A. Hernandezguerra et al., PHYTOPLANKTON PIGMENT PATTERNS IN THE CANARY-ISLANDS AREA AS DETERMINED USING COASTAL ZONE COLOR SCANNER DATA, International journal of remote sensing, 14(7), 1993, pp. 1431-1437
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy,"Photographic Tecnology","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
International journal of remote sensing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01431161
Volume
14
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1431 - 1437
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-1161(1993)14:7<1431:PPPITC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Data from the Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Colour Scanner (CZCS) were analyze d to determine the phytoplankton pigment patterns in the ocean surroun ding the Canary Islands. Two different patterns were observed in this region. One pattern was associated with the influence of the northwest African coastal upwelling system on the ocean surrounding the Canary Islands and the other was associated with individual islands, probably due to the disruptive effect of the Canary Islands on the flow of the Canary Current.