Global distribution and dynamics of colored dissolved and detrital organic materials

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Siegel, D A ^a   Maritorena, S ^a   Nelson, N B ^a   Hansell, D A ^b   Lorenzi Kayser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

CDOM; Dissolved organic carbon; Gelbstoff; Ocean color; Photochemistry; Sea WiFS

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GELBSTOFF; OCEAN COLOR; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEAWIFS;

EID: 0037907641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000965     Document Type: Article

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