Seasonal seawater optical properties of the U.S. Middle Atlantic Bight

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C10, 1996, Pages 22727-22736

  DeGrandpre, M D ^a,b   Vodacek, A ^c   Nelson, R K ^a   Bruce, E J ^d   Blough, N V ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d WET Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLLS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATLANTIC, MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0030430813     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01572     Document Type: Article

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