SPATIAL PATTERNS IN TEMPERATURE AND CHLOROPHYLL ON NANTUCKET SHOALS FROM AIRBORNE REMOTE-SENSING DATA, MAY 7-9, 1981
SPATIAL PATTERNS IN TEMPERATURE AND CHLOROPHYLL ON NANTUCKET SHOALS FROM AIRBORNE REMOTE-SENSING DATA, MAY 7-9, 1981
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DOI:
10.1357/002224085788437299
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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0.5
通讯作者:
ESAIAS, WE
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作者:
CAMPBELL, JW;ESAIAS, WE
Spatial patterns in 4 aerial mappings of temperature and chlorophyll over Nantucket Shoals were analyzed using a variety of statistical techniques. The goal was to determine whether statistical methods could provide insight concerning phytoplankton dynamics on the Shoals. Statistical techniques included a covariance analysis of large scale trends and a spectral analysis of detrended data. Airborne remote sensors had provided the necessary synopticity in which to observe temporal variability on scales of 0.5-2 days. Maximum correlations between chlorophyll, temperature and depth occurred at nonzero lags, suggesting westward movement of water over the Shoals and a time lag in phytoplankton growth. Covariance patterns in data taken at the same time of day and phase of tide are notably similar. Power spectra of chlorophyll in 2 distinct regions of phytoplankton patches were different in shape. Horizontal variation in nutrients affecting growth rates on scales of 10-25 km could account for the differences.