Satellite remote sensing of the geographical distribution of suspended particle size in an energetic shelf sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 457-466

  Bowers, D G ^a   Binding, C E ^b   Ellis, K M ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Irish Sea; particle size; remote sensing; turbulence

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEAWIFS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBULENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA;

EID: 34249057176     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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