Methods to estimate solar radiation dosimetry in coral reefs using remote sensed, modeled, and in situ data

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 151, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 445-455

  Barron, Mace G ^a   Vivian, Deborah N ^a   Yee, Susan H ^a   Santavy, Deborah L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Coral; Dosimetry; Modeling; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; ATTENUATION; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; CLOUD COVERS; CORAL; CORAL REEFS; DOWN-WELLING; IN-SITU DATUM; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MODELING; PARAMETERIZED; RADIATION EXPOSURES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELING; REASONABLE ACCURACIES; SITE SPECIFICS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOUTH FLORIDA; ULTRAVIOLET B;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BLEACHING; CLEANING; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REEFS; REMOTE SENSING; SUN;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD COVER; CORAL REEF; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; RADIOMETRY; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62149147223     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0288-4     Document Type: Article

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