ESTIMATION OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF WATER FROM SECCHI DISK DEPTHS

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1329-1335

  Davies Colley R J ^a   Vant, W N ^a  

^a Ministry of Works and Development   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

absorption; light penetration; optical properties of water; reflectance; scattering; Secchi disk

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION--MEASUREMENTS; LIGHT--ATTENUATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

LIGHT PENETRATION; SECCHI DISK;

WATER;

EID: 0024143928     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb03054.x     Document Type: Article

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