Underwater light field patterns in subtropical coastal waters: A case study from the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba)

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 265-275

  Dishon, Gal ^a,b   Dubinsky, Zvy ^a   Fine, Maoz ^a,b   Iluz, David ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba); high latitude; light field; spectral measurements; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLEAR SKY; COASTAL WATER; DATA PROCESSING; INSOLATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNERGISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 84874254977     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.60.1-2.265     Document Type: Article

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