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1990, Oceanography 3(2):11–17, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1990.02
In-Situ Optical Sensing of Particles for Determination of Oceanic Processes: What Satellites Can't See, But Tranmissometers Can
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Authors
Wilford D. Gardner | Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Mary Jo Richardson | Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Ian D. Walsh | Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Bret L. Berglund | Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Particles are introduced into the ocean by biological production, rivers, glaciers, wind and resuspension. Biological, chemical and gravitational influences then act to remove particles from the water column. These removal processes, however, occur on much shorter time scales than the formation, movement or mixing of oceanic water masses. Particles, therefore, do not act as conservative tracers of a particular water mass. However, their presence and concentration indicate the location and intensity of oceanic biogeochemical processes.
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Gardner, W.D., M.J. Richardson, I.D. Walsh, and B.L. Berglund. 1990. In-situ optical sensing of particles for determination of oceanic processes: What satellites can't see, but tranmissometers can. Oceanography 3(2):11–17, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1990.02.