Fluorometric chlorophyll a: Sampling, laboratory methods, and data analysis protocols

NASA Technical Memorandum

Volumn , Issue 209966, 2000, Pages 162-169

  Trees, Charles C ^a   Bidigare, Robert R ^b   Karl, David M ^b   Van Heukelem, Laurie ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

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