A method using chemical oxidation to remove light absorption by phytoplankton pigments

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1090-1098

  Ferrari, Giovanni M ^a   Tassan, Stelvio ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypochlorite oxidation; Optical models; Photosynthetic pigments; Phytoplankton; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032756438     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3551090.x     Document Type: Article

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