Using satellite-derived backscattering coefficients in addition to chlorophyll data to constrain a simple marine biogeochemical model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1591-1601

  Kettle, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA SET; DETRITUS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 72049128928     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-1591-2009     Document Type: Article

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