High-resolution observations of chlorophyll-a biomass from an instrumented ferry: Influence of the Fraser River plume from 2003 to 2006

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-64

  Halverson, Mark J ^a   Pawlowicz, Rich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluorescence quenching; Fraser River plume; Phytoplankton standing stocks; Ship of opportunity sampling; Strait of Georgia

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; CHLOROPHYLL A; FLUSHING; LIGHT ATTENUATION; OBSERVATORY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; TIME SERIES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 84877331817     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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