Sources of spatial variability in light absorbing components along an equatorial transect from 165°E to 150°W

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Simeon, Jennifer ^a   Roesler, Collin ^a   Pegau, W Scott ^b   Dupouy, Cécile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Equatorial Pacific; Ocean optical properties; Ocean tracers; Water mass analysis

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 1642440067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001613     Document Type: Article

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