The use of equivalent size distributions of natural phytoplankton assemblages for optical modeling

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1995-2007

  Bernard, S ^a   Shillington, F A ^a   Probyn, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REFLECTION;

CELL SIZE; INHERENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES (IOP); OPTICAL MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON ASSEMBLAGES;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 33847709451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001995     Document Type: Article

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