Particulate scattering and backscattering related to water constituents and seasonal changes in the Western English Channel

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-619

  Martinez Vicente, Victor ^a   Land, Peter E ^a   Tilstone, Gavin H ^a   Widdicombe, Claire ^a   Fishwick, James R ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backscattering; Mass specific optical properties; Scattering; Seasonal variation; Suspended particulate matter; Time series

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; INORGANIC MATTER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SCATTERING; SEASONALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 77951247679     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq013     Document Type: Article

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