Independence and interdependencies among global ocean color properties: Reassessing the bio-optical assumption

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Siegel, David A ^a   Maritorena, Stéphane ^a   Nelson, Norman B ^a   Behrenfeld, Michael J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN COLOR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWIFS;

ALGAE;

EID: 24944468090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002527     Document Type: Article

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