Assessment of light absorption within highly scattering bottom sea ice from under-ice light measurements: Implications for Arctic ice algae primary production

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 893-902

  Ehn, Jens K ^a   Mundy, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGA; ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; ICE COVER; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARAMETERIZATION; PHENOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84877754545     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.3.0893     Document Type: Article

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