Inherent optical property inversion of ocean color spectra and its biogeochemical interpretation: 1. Time series from the Sargasso Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C8, 1997, Pages 18607-18625

  Garver, Sara A ^a   Siegel, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COLOUR; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC, SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 0031414245     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03243     Document Type: Article

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