Carbon cycling in the upper waters of the Sargasso Sea: II. Numerical simulation of apparent and inherent optical properties

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-317

  Bissett, W P ^a,b   Carder, K L ^a   Walsh, J J ^a   Dieterle, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Florida Environmental Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; UPPER OCEAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 0033082445     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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