Colored dissolved organic matter in coastal waters influenced by the Atchafalaya River, USA: Effects of an algal bloom

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  D'Sa, Eurico J ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Algal bloom; CDOM; Coastal waters; Ocean optics; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COASTAL ZONES; REMOTE SENSING; ABSORPTION; BAND STRUCTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

CDOM; COASTAL WATERS; HYPOXIC CONDITIONS; OCEAN OPTICS; PHOTO-PROTECTIVE PIGMENTS; ALGAL BLOOMS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COLORED DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; SEA-VIEWING WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSORS;

ALGAE; RIVERS;

EID: 38149091668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2838253     Document Type: Article

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