Chloropigment distribution and transport on the inner shelf off Duck, North Carolina

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C6, 2001, Pages 11581-11596

  D'Sa, Eurico J ^a,b   Lohrenz, Steven E ^a   Churchill, James H ^c   Asper, Vernon L ^a   Largier, John L ^d   Williams III, Albert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLUORESCENCE; PIGMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

DUCK; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034920392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000103     Document Type: Article

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