Modeled inherent scattering properties of small light-limited phytoplankton: Implications for deep phytoplankton size class distributions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2963, Issue , 1997, Pages 862-867

  Johnson, Zachary ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light limitation; Mie scattering; Phytoplankton; Scattering efficiency; Secondary chlorophyll maximum

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; CHLOROPHYLL; FLOW INTERACTIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; SCATTERING;

EUPHOTIC ZONES; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; LIGHT FIELDS; MIE SCATTERING; MIE THEORIES; OPEN OCEANS; PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES; SCATTERING EFFICIENCY; SCATTERING PROPERTIES; SECONDARY CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMUM; SIZE CLASSES; SMALL PARTICLES; THEORETICAL MODELS;

LIGHT;

EID: 0344551406     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.266416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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