@inproceedings{fdi:30265, title = {{S}ea surface chlorophyll concentration in the south western tropical {P}acific, as seen from {NIMBUS} coastal zone color scanner from 1979 to 1984 ({N}ew {C}aledonia and {V}anuatu)}, author = {{D}upouy, {C}{\'e}cile}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{E}xamination of 40 processed cloud-free {NIMBUS} {CZCS} images over {N}ew {C}aledonia and {L}oyalty {I}slands provides a first view of the remotely sensed near-surface chlorophyll distribution. {T}he major pattern of the phytoplankton abundance is the same as the one detected from the {SURTROPAC} survey : in winter, enrichment in the south of {N}ew {C}aledonia; in summer, extensive #{T}richodesmium$ blooms in the north east of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {M}uch newer is the detection of mesoscale gyres trapped on the coast, narrow island mass effects, and generally detailed observations on the small and mesoscale variability around the islands. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{SURFACE} {MARINE} ; {PHYTOPLANCTON} ; {SATELLITE} {NIMBUS} ; {CAPTEUR} {CZCS} ; {CONCENTRATION} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, numero = {}, pages = {803--809}, booktitle = {{W}estern {P}acific international meeting and workshop on {T}oga {C}oare : proceedings}, year = {1989}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:30265}, }