Darkening of the Svalbard Fjords Waters Observed With Satellite Ocean Color Imagery in 1997–2019

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Marta Konik, Mirosław Darecki, Alexey K. Pavlov, Sławomir Sagan, Piotr Kowalczuk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: Svalbard fjords; IOPs; remote sensing; coastal darkening; phytoplankton; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard; Hornsund; Bellsund; albedo; Global warming; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Phytoplankton; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.699318; https://doaj.org/article/3cc61e92325443dca977120f74661c5c

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