Bio-optical properties of oceanic waters: A reappraisal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C4, 2001, Pages 7163-7180

  Morel, André ^a,c   Maritorena, Stéphane ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

CHLOROPHYLL; MODEL; OCEAN COLOR; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0034932320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000319     Document Type: Article

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