Influence of river discharge and ocean currents on coastal optical properties

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 188-203

  Cherukuru, Nagur ^a   Brando, Vittorio E ^a   Schroeder, Thomas ^a   Clementson, Lesley A ^a   Dekker, Arnold G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inherent optical properties; Light propagation; Ocean currents; River discharge; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIXING; OCEANIC CURRENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER MASS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AUSTRALIA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMANIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 84952639390     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.04.022     Document Type: Article

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