Variation in downwelling diffuse attenuation coefficient in the northern South China Sea

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-333

  Wang, Guifen ^a,b   Cao, Wenxi ^a   Yang, Dingtian ^a   Xu, Dazhi ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

bio optical model; chlorophyll a; the downwelling diffuse attenuation coefficient; the northern South China Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957957028     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-008-0323-x     Document Type: Article

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