Absorption characteristics of optically complex inland waters: Implications for water optical classification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 860-874

  Shi, Kun ^a,b,c   Li, Yunmei ^b   Li, Lin ^c   Lu, Heng ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

inland waters; Lake Taihu; phytoplankton; remote sensing; water optical types

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

EID: 84880162977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrg.20071     Document Type: Article

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