Empirical relations to estimate underwater PAR attenuation in San Quintín Bay using Secchi depth and horizontal sighting range;Relaciones empíricas para estimar la atenuación subacuática de PAR en Bahía San Quintín utilizando la profundidad de Secchi y la distancia horizontal de desaparición de objetos

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 685-695

  Montes Hugo, Martín A ^a   Álvarez Borrego, Saúl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California; Coastal lagoons; Horizontal sighting range; PAR attenuation; Secchi disk

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN QUINTIN BAY;

EID: 29144502392     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v31i4.27     Document Type: Article

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