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Estimation of nitrate flux in a tidal front from satellite-derived temperature data

  • P. Morin
  • , M. V.M. Wafar
  • , P. Le Corre

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Abstract

Regressional relations between sea surface temperature and NOAA satellite advanced very high resolution radiometer radiometric data, and between in situ temperature and nitrate concentrations in the surface and subsurface waters of the Ushant tidal front were significant. Nitrate images constructed from satellite-derived temperature data agreed well with sea truth data. Nitrate transport into the euphotic zone in a spring-neap tidal cycle, as deduced from satellite images, agreed with nitrate uptake rate and phytoplankton productivity. It is suggested that satellite-derived nitrate images can be useful tools for assessing nitrate-based productivity over large geographical areas in short time intervals. -Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4689-4695
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research
Volume98
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Forestry
  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Paleontology

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