On the history of the Secchi disc

Journal of the European Optical Society

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wernand, M R ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

History of marine optics; Secchi disc; Water transparency

Indexed keywords

OPTICS;

MARINE OPTICS; MEASUREMENTS OF; NATURAL WATERS; SECCHI DISC; STANDARDIZED METHODS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WATER CLARITY; WATER TRANSPARENCY;

TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 79954990732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19902573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2010.10013s     Document Type: Article

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