Predicting light penetration into river waters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Davies Colley, Robert J ^a   Nagels, John W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH MODELING; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PREDICTION; RIVER WATER; TURBIDITY; VISIBILITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 69549106018     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000722     Document Type: Article

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