Suspended particulate matter in the St. Lawrence estuary and Gulf surface layer and development of a remote sensing algorithm

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-249

  Larouche, P ^a   Boyer Villemaire, U ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Remote sensing; Spatial variations; St. Lawrence estuary; St. Lawrence Gulf; Suspended particulate matter; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL; DATABASE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INORGANIC MATTER; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE LAYER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

ALGAE;

EID: 78449245396     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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