Spectrophotometer analysis of Holocene sediments from an anoxic fjord: Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, Canada

Marine Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 15-28

  Debret, Maxime ^a   Desmet, Marc ^a   Balsam, William ^b   Copard, Yoann ^c   Francus, Pierre ^d   Laj, Carlo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

British Columbia; CIE L*a*b*; diatoms; Holocene; organic matter; reflectance; Saanich Inlet; spectrophotometry; upwelling

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CIE L; DIATOMS; HOLOCENE; SAANICH INLET; UPWELLING;

MEASUREMENT THEORY; OLEFINS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; BOREHOLE; COLORIMETRY; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER FLOW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SAANICH INLET;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; MAZAMA;

EID: 33646165028     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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