Contributions of phytoplankton and other particles to inherent optical properties in New England continental shelf waters

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2377-2391

  Green, Rebecca E ^a   Sosik, Heidi M ^a   Olson, Robert J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MIE THEORY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW ENGLAND SHELF;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0347604356     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.6.2377     Document Type: Article

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