Empirical modeling of light availability in rivers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Julian, J P ^a,c   Doyle, M W ^b   Stanley, E H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OPEN WATER; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER; SHADING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 55149124430     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000601     Document Type: Article

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