Spatial and seasonal variability of particulate matter optical and size properties in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 105-108, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-134

  Karageorgis, A P ^a   Georgopoulos, D ^a   Kanellopoulos, T D ^a   Mikkelsen, O A ^b   Pagou, K ^a   Kontoyiannis, H ^a   Pavlidou, A ^a   Anagnostou, Ch ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b Sequoia Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; LISST Deep; Nepheloid layer; Particle distribution; Pycnocline; Transmissometer

Indexed keywords

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; LISST-DEEP; NEPHELOID LAYER; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PYCNOCLINE; TRANSMISSOMETER;

BOTTLES; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEPHELOID LAYER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PYCNOCLINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 84867336565     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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