Statistical models for sediment/detritus and dissolved absorption coefficients in coastal waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1273-1285

  Green, Rebecca E ^a   Gould Jr , Richard W ^a   Ko, Dong S ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDOM; Coastal waters; Louisiana Mississippi Alabama continental shelves; Northern Gulf of Mexico; Optical properties; River plume; Satellite; Tripton; USA

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DETRITUS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; OCEAN COLOR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWIFS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALABAMA SHELF; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA SHELF; MISSISSIPPI SHELF;

EID: 44649095162     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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