Spatiotemporal development of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of stormwater plumes in Santa Monica Bay, California (USA)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-142

  Corcoran, Alina A ^a   Reifel, Kristen M ^b   Jones, Burton H ^b   Shipe, Rebecca F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballona Creek; Biogenic Silica; California; CDOM; Phytoplankton; Plumes; Runoff; Santa Monica Bay; Southern California Bight; Stormwater; USA

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; COASTAL ZONE; DIATOM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LIGHT ATTENUATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLUME; RESIDENCE TIME; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; SURF ZONE; URBAN SITE;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA MONICA BAY; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 75749086326     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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