Natural variability of phytoplanktonic absorption in oceanic waters: Influence of the size structure of algal populations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Bricaud, Annick ^a   Claustre, Hervé ^a   Ras, Joséphine ^a   Oubelkheir, Kadija ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorption; Optics; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGAL COMMUNITY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE;

EID: 12444306409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002419     Document Type: Article

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