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Light scattering and extinction in a highly turbid coastal inlet
| Title: | Light scattering and extinction in a highly turbid coastal inlet. |
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| Name(s): |
Thompson, M. John, creator Gilliland, Lewis E., creator Rosenfeld, Leslie K., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1979 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Science+Business Media | |
| Extent: | 9 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3174007 (digitool), FADT3174007 (IID), fau:5737 (fedora), 10.2307/1351730 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Multifactor regression analysis was used to test for relationships between chemical, physical and optical properties of the water column in the organically rich, highly turbid waters of Florida's Fort Pierce Inlet. Optical measurements were made at three visible light wavelengths (445 nm, 542 nm and 630 nm). Scattering by suspended particulate material was found to be the primary optical mechanism controlling downwelling irradiance at all three wavelengths. Larger particles showed constant scattering efficiencies of 2 when their diameters exceeded 3 to 5 microns, depending upon the wavelength used for observation. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Thompson, M. J., Gilliland, L. E., & Rosenfeld, L. K. (1979). Light scattering and extinction in a highly turbid coastal inlet. Estuaries, 2(3), 164-171. doi:10.2307/1351730 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #123. |
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| Subject(s): |
Inlets Turbidity Light --Scattering Suspended sediments Regression analysis |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174007 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1351730 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1979 Estuarine Research Federation | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
