Excess acoustic absorption attributable to the biological modification of seawater viscosity

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1747-1750

  Rhodes, Christopher J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption; Acoustics; Phaeocystis globosa; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SEAWATER; VISCOSITY;

PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 57349089221     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn174     Document Type: Article

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