Spectrophotometric measurement of chlorophyll pigments: A comparison of conventional monochromators and a reverse optic diode array design

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 245-251

  Dunne, Richard P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Diode array; Fluorescence; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0032775735     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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