The design of sampling transects for characterizing water quality in estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-302

  Jassby, A D ^a   Cole, B E ^b   Cloern, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll distribution; Geostatistics; Salinity; Sampling design; San Francisco Bay; Spatial structure; Suspended particulate matter; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; SURFACE WATER QUALITY; SURVEY DESIGN; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; USA;

EID: 0031239670     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0199     Document Type: Article

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