Spectroscopic detection of a ubiquitous dissolved pigment degradation product in subsurface waters of the global ocean

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2585-2596

  Rottgers R ^a   Koch, B P ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE; GLOBAL OCEAN; OXYGEN; PIGMENT; SAMPLING; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84864053253     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2585-2012     Document Type: Article

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