Role of iron and organic carbon in mass-specific light absorption by particulate matter from louisiana coastal waters

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-112

  Estapa, Margaret L ^a,c   Boss, Emmanuel ^a   Mayer, Lawrence M ^a   Roesler, Collin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COASTAL ZONE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRANSFORMATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER COLUMN;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; LOUISIANA SHELF; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865763060     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0097     Document Type: Article

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