Retrieval of phytoplankton size from bio-optical measurements: Theory and applications

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 8, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 650-660

  Roy, Shovonlal ^a,b   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^c   Platt, Trevor ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Average diameter; Bio optical measurements; Diagnostic pigments; Package effect; Phytoplankton size; Specific absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGAE CONTROL; CELL CULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; ERRORS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AVERAGE DIAMETER; BIO-OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; DIAGNOSTIC PIGMENTS; PACKAGE EFFECT; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ABSORPTION; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953238465     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0503     Document Type: Article

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