Influence of phytoplankton size structure on the spectral attenuation coefficient in the upper ocean

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2963, Issue , 1997, Pages 380-385

  Cioti, Áurea M ^a   Cullen, John J ^a   Roesler, Collin S ^b   Lewis, Marlon R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; In situ optical measurements; Phytoplankton community structure; Reflectance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; LIGHT; MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANTS (BOTANY); PORPHYRINS; REFLECTION;

ABSORBANCE; ATTENUATION; COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; IN SITU OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; LIGHT ATTENUATIONS; MICROPLANKTON; OPTICAL DEPTHS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PICOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES; RADIANCE REFLECTANCES; REFLECTANCE; SIZE CLASSES; SIZE FRACTIONS; SIZE STRUCTURES; SPECTRAL ATTENUATIONS; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES; UPPER OCEANS; VERTICAL ATTENUATIONS;

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EID: 0010162358     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.266471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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