Bioluminescence in a complex coastal environment: 1. Temporal dynamics of nighttime water-leaving radiance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Moline, Mark A ^a   Oliver, Matthew J ^b   Mobley, Curtis D ^c   Sundman, Lydia ^c   Bensky, Thomas ^a   Bergmann, Trisha ^b   Bissett, W Paul ^d   Case, James ^e   Raymond, Erika H ^f   Schofield, Oscar M E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sequoia Scientific Inc   (United States)

^d Florida Environmental Research Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT SOURCES; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COASTAL ZONE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 38549086076     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004138     Document Type: Article

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