Using inherent optical properties to investigate biogeochemical dynamics in a tropical macrotidal coastal system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Oubelkheir, Kadija ^a,c   Clementson, Lesley A ^a   Webster, Ian T ^a   Ford, Phillip W ^a   Dekker, Arnold G ^a   Radke, Lynda C ^b   Daniel, Paul ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BACKSCATTERING; COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REMOTE SENSING; TIDES;

ALBEDO; BACKSCATTER; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FITZROY RIVER; KEPPEL ISLANDS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33846120944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003113     Document Type: Article

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