Beam attenuation by microorganisms and detrital particles in the equatorial Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3336, 1998, Pages 12669-12681

  Chung, Sung Pyo ^a,c   Gardner, Wilford D ^b,c   Landry, Michael R ^a,c   Richardson, Mary Jo ^a,c   Walsh, Ian D ^a,b  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; LIGHT ATTENUATION; MICROORGANISM; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE WATER;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0343664089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc00608     Document Type: Article

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