Spatial and temporal patterns of transparency and light attenuation in the Salton Sea, California, 1997-1999

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 653-662

  Swan, Brandon K ^a,b   Reifel, Kristen M ^a,c   Tiffany, Mary Ann ^a,d   Watts, James M ^a   Hurlbert, Stuart H ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; gypsum; Kd; saline lake; Secchi disk

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549098995     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140709354044     Document Type: Article

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