The beam attenuation to chlorophyll ratio: An optical index of phytoplankton physiology in the surface ocean?

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1537-1549

  Behrenfeld, Michael J ^a   Boss, Emmanuel ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam Attenuation; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PHYTOPLANTKTONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0346735411     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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