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Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Variability in the Arabian/Persian Gulf

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The Arabian/Persian Gulf [hereafter the Gulf (Sheppard et al. (Mar Pollut Bull 60:13–38, 2010) mentioned that fourteen historical variants of the name of the Arabian/Persian Gulf are known. Here the name ‘Gulf’ is used, as is the case in several preceding scientific papers.)] is a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean connected with the Gulf of Oman through the Strait of Hormuz. Remote sensing approaches to the studies of phytoplankton biomass variability within this very productive and hydrographically and optically complex area are reviewed and analyzed. The remote-sensing reflectance of the Gulf surface is significantly affected by bottom reflection due to the Gulf’s shallowness. Another crucial factor is the deposition of aeolian dust transported through the atmosphere from the adjacent deserts. Spatial and temporal variability in phytoplankton biomass estimated as remotely sensed chlorophyll concentrations together with physical factors are analyzed with a special emphasis on high biomass and toxic phytoplankton blooms.

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    ROPME—Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment.

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    http://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Accessed 2 Feb 2017.

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    http://gmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Accessed 25 Dec 2016.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (Kuwait) for funding. Authors are grateful to the editorial team, especially to Martin Gade and Vittorio Barale and for their patience support. We greatly appreciate the two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions.

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    Igor Polikarpov, Faiza Al-Yamani & Maria Saburova

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Polikarpov, I., Al-Yamani, F., Saburova, M. (2019). Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Variability in the Arabian/Persian Gulf. In: Barale, V., Gade, M. (eds) Remote Sensing of the Asian Seas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94067-0_27

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