The Western English Channel observatory: Optical characteristics of station L4

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-295

  Groom, Steve ^a   Martinez Vicente, Victor ^a   Fishwick, James ^a   Tilstone, Gavin ^a   Moore, Gerald ^a   Smyth, Tim ^a   Harbour, Derek ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption spectra; CDOM; Chlorophyll a; Coastal oceanography; MODIS; Monitoring systems; Optical properties; Remote sensing; SeaWiFS; Sustained observations; TSM; Western English Channel

Indexed keywords

CDOM; CHLOROPHYLL-A; COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY; MODIS; MONITORING SYSTEMS; SEAWIFS; SUSTAINED OBSERVATIONS; TSM; WESTERN ENGLISH CHANNEL;

ALGAE CONTROL; BAND STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MONITORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL A; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MODIS; MONITORING SYSTEM; OBSERVATORY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWIFS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

ENGLAND; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 64249129481     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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