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spellingShingle Balch, William M., Drapeau, David T., Cucci, Terry L., Vaillancourt, Robert D., Kilpatrick, Katherine A., Fritz, Jennifer J., Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions, Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
title Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
title_full Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
title_fullStr Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
title_full_unstemmed Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
title_short Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
title_sort optical backscattering by calcifying algae: separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
title_unstemmed Optical backscattering by calcifying algae: Separating the contribution of particulate inorganic and organic carbon fractions
topic Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/1998jc900035