Suspended Matter, Chl-a, CDOM, Grain Sizes, and Optical Properties in the Arctic Fjord-Type Estuary, Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland During Summer

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1442-1451

  Lund Hansen, Lars Chresten ^a   Andersen, Thorbjørn Joest ^b   Nielsen, Morten Holtegaard ^c   Pejrup, Morten ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fjord type estuary; Glacio marine; Greenland; PAR attenuation; Particle beam attenuation; Reflectance; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COLOR; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FJORD; GRAIN SIZE; IRRADIANCE; MELTWATER; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; KANGERLUSSUAQ FJORD;

EID: 77957677108     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9300-7     Document Type: Article

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